Journal article
Global, regional, and national burden of chronic kidney disease, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
B Bikbov, C Purcell, AS Levey, M Smith, A Abdoli, M Abebe, OM Adebayo, M Afarideh, SK Agarwal, M Agudelo-Botero, E Ahmadian, Z Al-Aly, V Alipour, A Almasi-Hashiani, RM Al-Raddadi, N Alvis-Guzman, S Amini, T Andrei, CL Andrei, Z Andualem Show all
Lancet | Published : 2020
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Abstract
Background: Health system planning requires careful assessment of chronic kidney disease (CKD) epidemiology, but data for morbidity and mortality of this disease are scarce or non-existent in many countries. We estimated the global, regional, and national burden of CKD, as well as the burden of cardiovascular disease and gout attributable to impaired kidney function, for the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2017. We use the term CKD to refer to the morbidity and mortality that can be directly attributed to all stages of CKD, and we use the term impaired kidney function to refer to the additional risk of CKD from cardiovascular disease and gout. Methods: The main da..
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Awarded by South African Medical Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.