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SUBMITTER: Carrillo-Larco RM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5707893 | biostudies-other | 2017 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Carrillo-Larco Rodrigo M RM Miranda J Jaime JJ Gilman Robert H RH Medina-Lezama Josefina J Chirinos-Pacheco Julio A JA Muñoz-Retamozo Paola V PV Smeeth Liam L Checkley William W Bernabe-Ortiz Antonio A
BMC nephrology 20171129 1
<h4>Background</h4>Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) represents a great burden for the patient and the health system, particularly if diagnosed at late stages. Consequently, tools to identify patients at high risk of having CKD are needed, particularly in limited-resources settings where laboratory facilities are scarce. This study aimed to develop a risk score for prevalent undiagnosed CKD using data from four settings in Peru: a complete risk score including all associated risk factors and another ...[more]