Uncovering the rising kidney failure deaths in India
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is now recognized as a major medical problem worldwide1. The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study 2015 placed CKD at 17th rank on the list of causes of total number of global deaths (age-standardized annual death rate of 19.2 per 100,000 population). In many countries, C...
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Elsevier
2017
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| Resumo: | Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is now recognized as a major medical problem worldwide1. The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study 2015 placed CKD at 17th rank on the list of causes of total number of global deaths (age-standardized annual death rate of 19.2 per 100,000 population). In many countries, CKD is now amongst the top 5 causes of death (COD). In India, GBD 2015 pegs it at 8th place. |
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