Unlocking the value of variation in CKD prevalence

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 1874-1877

  Black, Corri ^a,b   Van Der Veer, Sabine N ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b United Kingdom Farr Institute of Health Informatics Research   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; EDITORIAL; GERMANY; HIGH INCOME COUNTRY; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRY; NETHERLANDS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE;

CREATININE;

CREATININE; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 85016410012     PISSN: 10466673     EISSN: 15333450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1681/ASN.2015111280     Document Type: Editorial

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