Limited referral to nephrologists from a tertiary geriatric outpatient clinic despite a high prevalence of chronic kidney disease and anaemia

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is increasing in prevalence world-wide with the largest growth being in the elderly. The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of CKD in a geriatric outpatient clinic within a tertiary hospital...

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Main Authors: Boudville Neil, Muthucumarana Kalindu, Inderjeeth Charles
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-08-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2318/12/43