CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE IN ADULTS WITH THE METABOLIC SYNDROME IN BENIN CITY: PREVALENCE AND CORRELATES.
The Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) is a constellation of interrelated risk factors that appear to directly promote the development of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Recently, an association with chronic kidney disease (CKD) has been documented severally in literature. Only a few prevalence studi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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The Korean Society of Nephrology
2012-06-01
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Series: | Kidney Research and Clinical Practice |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211913212004111 |