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How to estimate glomerular filtration rate in sub-Saharan Africa: design and methods of the African Research into Kidney Diseases (ARK) study

BACKGROUND: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a substantial cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide with disproportionate effects in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The optimal methods to estimate glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and therefore to determine the presence of CKD in SSA are uncertain. We pla...

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Autores principales: Kalyesubula, Robert, Fabian, June, Nakanga, Wisdom, Newton, Robert, Ssebunnya, Billy, Prynn, Josephine, George, Jaya, Wade, Alisha N., Seeley, Janet, Nitsch, Dorothea, Hansen, Christian, Nyirenda, Moffat, Smeeth, Liam, Naicker, Saraladevi, Crampin, Amelia C., Tomlinson, Laurie A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6964098/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31941441
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12882-020-1688-0