Open AccessSocioeconomic Disadvantage and Kidney Disease in the United States, Australia, and Thailand
Author(s) -
Sarah L. White,
Kevin McGeechan,
Michael Jones,
Alan Cass,
Steven J. Chadban,
Kevan R. Polkinghorne,
Vlado Perkovic,
Paul Roderick
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2007.116020
Subject(s) - kidney disease , medicine , odds ratio , quartile , demography , confidence interval , socioeconomic status , odds , epidemiology , renal function , logistic regression , gerontology , environmental health , population , sociology
We sought to determine whether an elevated burden of chronic kidney disease is found among disadvantaged groups living in the United States, Australia, and Thailand.