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- Title
Chronic renal disease in children aged 5-18 years: a population-based survey in Turkey, the CREDIT-C study.
- Authors
Soylemezoglu, Oguz; Duzova, Ali; Yalçinkaya, Fatos; Arinsoy, Turgay; Süleymanlar, Gültekin
- Abstract
Data on the epidemiology of chronic kidney disease (CKD), which is a serious health problem and refers to a condition related to irreversible kidney damage that further progress to end-stage renal disease in children, are insufficient and data that are available were based on hospital records. The aim of this nationwide, population-based field study was to determine the prevalence of CKD in children in Turkey and to evaluate the association between CKD and possible risk factors such as obesity and hypertension.
- Publication
Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association, 2012, Vol 27 Suppl 3, piii146
- ISSN
1460-2385
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1093/ndt/gfs366