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KHA‐CARI Guideline: Early chronic kidney disease: Detection, prevention and management
Author(s) -
Johnson David W,
Atai Emelia,
Chan Maria,
Phoon Richard KS,
Scott Clodagh,
Toussaint Nigel D,
Turner Graeme L,
Usherwood Tim,
Wiggins Kathryn J
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1440-1797
pISSN - 1320-5358
DOI - 10.1111/nep.12052
Subject(s) - medicine , guideline , kidney disease , intensive care medicine , pathology
Early detection of CKD may therefore have value,although criteria for a screening programme to detect thedisease must be met to balance the aggregate benets withthe risks and costs of the screening tests. General practition-ers, in particular, play a crucial role in CKD early detectionand management. All people attending their general practi-tioner should be assessed for CKD risk factors as part ofroutine primary health encounters.A number of studies