Chronic kidney disease in the Top End of the Northern Territory of Australia, 2002-2011: A retrospective cohort study using existing laboratory data

BMC Nephrology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Lawton, Paul D ^a   Cunningham, Joan ^a   Hadlow, Narelle ^b   Zhao, Yuejen ^c   Jose, Matthew D ^d  

^a MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b PATHWEST LABORATORY MEDICINE   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chronic kidney disease; Creatinine; Estimated glomerular filtration rate; Public health surveillance; Urinary albumin creatinine ratio

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CREATININE;

ADULT; ALBUMINURIA; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE COURSE; ESTIMATED GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY INFORMATION SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MICROALBUMINURIA; NORTHERN TERRITORY; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; BLOOD; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; KIDNEY FUNCTION TEST; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS; URBAN POPULATION; URINE;

ALBUMINURIA; CREATININE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTHERN TERRITORY; PREVALENCE; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84944705314     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12882-015-0166-6     Document Type: Article

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