An ecological study of chronic kidney disease in five Mesoamerican countries: associations with crop and heat

Abstract Background Mesoamerica is severely affected by an epidemic of Chronic Kidney Disease of non-traditional origin (CKDnt), an epidemic with a marked variation within countries. We sought to describe the spatial distribution of CKDnt in Mesoamerica and examine area-level crop and climate risk f...

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Main Authors: Erik Hansson, Ali Mansourian, Mahdi Farnaghi, Max Petzold, Kristina Jakobsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-05-01
Series:BMC Public Health
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-10822-9