Changing epidemiology of type 2 diabetes mellitus and associated chronic kidney disease

Nature Reviews Nephrology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 73-81

  Thomas, Merlin C ^a   Cooper, Mark E ^a   Zimmet, Paul ^a  

^a BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMINURIA; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSLIPIDEMIA; END STAGE RENAL DISEASE; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; INCOME; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL; COMPLICATION; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHIES; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC;

DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; PREVALENCE; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84946761555     PISSN: 17595061     EISSN: 1759507X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrneph.2015.173     Document Type: Review

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