Sounding the alarm on chronic kidney disease in farming communities: María Isabel Rodríguez MD Minister of Health, El Salvador

MEDICC Review

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 8-10

  Gorry, Conner ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; COMMUNITY INTEGRATION; DEHYDRATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY FAILURE; NOTE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AGRICULTURE; CENTRAL AMERICA; EL SALVADOR; EPIDEMICS; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC;

EID: 84881239288     PISSN: 15557960     EISSN: 15273172     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

References (5)

1. Pan American Health Organization. Chronic kidney disease in agricultural communities in Central America, 152nd Session of the Executive Committee. Washington, DC: PAHO/WHO; 17-21 June 2013.
2. Orantes CM, Herrera R, Almaguer M, Brizuela EG, Hernández CE, Bayarre H, et al. Chronic Kidney Disease and Associated Risk Factors in the Bajo Lempa Region of El Salvador: Nefrolempa Study, 2009. MEDICC Rev. 2011 Oct;13(4):14-22.
3. The statement released following the meeting, known as the Declaration of San Salvador, defi nes the health problem as tubulo-interstitial kidney disease.
4. Athuraliya NT, Abeysekera TD, Amerasinghe PH, et al. Uncertain etiologies of proteinuric-chronic kidney disease in rural Sri Lanka. Kidney Int. 2011 Dec;80(11):1212-21.
5. See: Design and methodology of the Isle of Youth community-based epidemiological study of CKD, cardio-cerebral vascular disease, hypertension and diabetes mellitus (ISYS) in MEDICC Rev. 2007;9(1):23-30.