Endemic chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology in Sri Lanka: Correlation of pathology with clinical stages

Indian Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 274-280

  Wijetunge, S ^a   Ratnatunga, N V I ^a   Abeysekera, T D J ^b   Wazil, A W M ^b   Selvarajah, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^b Teaching Hospital Kandy   (Sri Lanka)

^c General Hospital   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Endemic chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology in Sri Lanka; interstitial fibrosis; interstitial renal disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FIBROSING ALVEOLITIS; GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY BIOPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROTEINURIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING TEST; SRI LANKA; URINE SEDIMENT;

EID: 84941641909     PISSN: 09714065     EISSN: 19983662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0971-4065.145095     Document Type: Article

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