Raising awareness of chronic kidney disease in a Brazilian urban population
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Raising awareness of chronic kidney disease in a Brazilian urban population.
The incidence and prevalence of chronic kidney disease have been increasing in recent years in developing countries. The aim of this study was to report the results of a general chronic kidney disease awareness program applied to an urban population in a large Brazilian city. From January 2002 to January 2005 a total of 8883 individuals in the city of Curitiba (PR, Brazil) were screened for hyp...
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عنوان ژورنال: Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0100-879X
DOI: 10.1590/s0100-879x2009000800010