Open AccessCauses, comorbidities and current status of chronic kidney disease: A community perspective from North Kerala
Author(s) -
Sujamol Jacob,
Rini Raveendran,
Suthanthira Kannan
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_478_19
Subject(s) - medicine , kidney disease , diabetes mellitus , dialysis , disease , transplantation , diabetic nephropathy , intensive care medicine , pediatrics , endocrinology
Chronic kidney disease is an upcoming public health problem characterized by premature mortality and expensive treatment in low resource settings where diabetes is highly prevalent.