Chronic kidney disease in disadvantaged populations

The increased burden of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in disadvantaged populations is due to both global factors and population-specific issues. Low socioeconomic status and poor access to care contribute to health care disparities and exacerbate the negative effects of genetic or biological predispo...

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Main Authors: G. Garcia-Garcia, V. Jha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2015-05-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2015000500377&lng=en&tlng=en