Prevalence of chronic kidney disease and its risk factors among adults in a semi-urban community of South-East Nigeria

Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an increasingly prevalent problem worldwide. Treatment of end-stage kidney disease is beyond the reach of an average Nigerian. The prevention and early detection are imperative to reducing its burden. Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the prevale...

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Principais autores:	Chimezie Godswill Okwuonu, Innocent Ijezie Chukwuonye, Oluseyi Ademola Adejumo, Emmanuel Idoko Agaba, Louis Ikechukwu Ojogwu
Formato:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicado em:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
coleção:	Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal
Assuntos:	chronic kidney disease diabetes mellitus glomerular filtration rate hypertension proteinuria
Acesso em linha:	http://www.npmj.org/article.asp?issn=1117-1936;year=2017;volume=24;issue=2;spage=81;epage=87;aulast=Okwuonu
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