Differences in the local and national prevalences of chronic kidney disease based on annual health check program data

Clinical and Experimental Nephrology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 749-754

  Wakasugi, Minako ^a   Kazama, Junichiro James ^b   Narita, Ichiei ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL AND DENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b NIIGATA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL AND DENTAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chronic kidney disease; Confidence intervals; General population; Local area level; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEX RATIO; STANDARDIZED RATE RATIO;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC;

EID: 84868340133     PISSN: 13421751     EISSN: 14377799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10157-012-0628-0     Document Type: Article

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