Geographic Variation and US County Characteristics Associated With Rapid Kidney Function Decline

Geographic variation in the prevalence of chronic kidney disease and incidence of end-stage renal disease has been previously reported. However, the geographic epidemiology of rapid estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) decline has not been examined. Methods: We built a longitudinal cohort of...

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Main Authors: Benjamin Bowe, Yan Xie, Hong Xian, Min Lian, Ziyad Al-Aly
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-01-01
Series:Kidney International Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468024916300687