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Chronic kidney disease emerging trends in children and what to do about it.
Journal of the National Medical Association - 1 Jun 2022
Beng-Ongey Hostensia, Robinson Jasmine Sade, Moxey-Mims Marva
Abstract excerpt
Chronic Kidney disease (CKD) is a major public health problem associated with increased health costs, morbidity, and mortality. There is a 30-fold higher mortality rate and severely impaired quality of life in children with chronic kidney disease (CKD), requiring dialysis or kidney transplant compared to the aged-match general population. The early diagnosis and treatment of pediatric CKD can reverse, delay or...
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