Prevalence and determinants of chronic kidney disease in community-dwelling elderly by various estimating equations

• Main Authors: Rothenbacher Dietrich (Author), Klenk Jochen (Author), Denkinger Michael (Author), Karakas Mahir (Author), Nikolaus Thorsten (Author), Peter Richard (Author), Koenig Wolfgang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Chronic kidney disease (CKD) represents a global public health problem. Few data exist in the elderly. The objective of the current study is to estimate the prevalence of CKD by means of various established and new equations and to i...