High prevalence and associated risk factors for impaired renal function and urinary abnormalities in a rural adult population from southern China.

High prevalence and associated risk factors for impaired renal function and urinary abnormalities in a rural adult population from southern China.

BACKGROUND: The prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) has increased and will continue to rise worldwide. However, data regarding the prevalence of CKD in a rural area of China are limited. We therefore investigated the prevalence and associated risk factors of impaired renal function and urinar...

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Main Authors: Qinghua Liu, Zhibin Li, Hui Wang, Xiaochao Chen, Xiuqing Dong, Haiping Mao, Jiaqing Tan, Ning Luo, Richard J Johnson, Weiqing Chen, Xueqing Yu, Wei Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3467213?pdf=render

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