High prevalence of ectopic kidney in Coast Province, Kenya

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 595-600

  Magak, Philip ^a,e   King, Charles H ^b   Ireri, Edmund ^c   Kadzo, Hilda ^d   Ouma, John H ^a,c   Muchiri, Eric M ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kenya)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^d KENYATTA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Kenya)

^e City X Ray Services   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Abnormalities epidemiology; Abnormalities ultrasonography; Kenya epidemiology; Kidney abnormalities

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ECTOPIC KIDNEY; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; HORSESHOE KIDNEY; HUMAN; KENYA; KIDNEY AGENESIS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RURAL POPULATION; URINARY TRACT MALFORMATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KENYA; KIDNEY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RURAL HEALTH; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

AFRICA; COAST PROVINCE; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 2442642561     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2004.01228.x     Document Type: Article

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