Epidemiology identifying additional patients with diabetic nephropathy using the UK primary care initiative

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1372-1378

  Magee, G M ^a,b   Hunter, S J ^a   Cardwell, C R ^b   Savage, G ^b   Kee, F ^b   Murphy, M C ^c   Fogarty, D G ^b  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c Family Practitioner Unit   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Albumin creatinine ratio; Chronic kidney disease screening; Diabetic nephropathy; General practice; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CREATININE; CREATINE;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; DIABETIC PATIENT; GENERAL PRACTICE; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HUMAN; IRELAND; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SCREENING; UNITED KINGDOM; BLOOD; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS;

CREATINE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; NORTHERN IRELAND; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 79953049251     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: 14645491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2010.03105.x     Document Type: Article

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