Chronic renal disease in children aged 5-18 years: a population-based survey in Turkey, the CREDIT-C study | Zendy

Oğuz Söylemezoğlu | Zendy; Ali Düzova | Zendy; Fatoş Yalçınkaya | Zendy; Turgay Arınsoy | Zendy; G. Suleymanlar | Zendy

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Chronic renal disease in children aged 5-18 years: a population-based survey in Turkey, the CREDIT-C study

Author(s) -

Oğuz Söylemezoğlu,

Ali Düzova,

Fatoş Yalçınkaya,

Turgay Arınsoy,

G. Suleymanlar

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

nephrology dialysis transplantation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.654

H-Index - 168

eISSN - 1460-2385

pISSN - 0931-0509

DOI - 10.1093/ndt/gfs366

Subject(s) - medicine , kidney disease , renal function , population , epidemiology , confidence interval , blood pressure , pediatrics , environmental health

Data on the epidemiology of chronic kidney disease (CKD), which is a serious health problem and refers to a condition related to irreversible kidney damage that further progress to end-stage renal disease in children, are insufficient and data that are available were based on hospital records. The aim of this nationwide, population-based field study was to determine the prevalence of CKD in children in Turkey and to evaluate the association between CKD and possible risk factors such as obesity and hypertension.

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