The epidemiology of chronic kidney disease in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

W. Stanifer, John; Jing, Bocheng; Tolan, Scott; Helmke, Nicole; Mukerjee, Romita; Naicker, Saraladevi; D. Patel, Uptal

doi:10.1016/s2214-109x(14)70002-6

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The epidemiology of chronic kidney disease in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Published in The Lancet Global Health • Feb 10, 2014

Authors:

John W. Stanifer

Bocheng Jing

Scott Tolan

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Amid rapid urbanisation, the HIV epidemic, and increasing rates of non-communicable diseases, people in sub-Saharan Africa are especially vulnerable to kidney disease. Little is known about the epidemiology of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in sub-Saharan Africa, so we did a systematic rev...

Subject

Meta-analysis

Medicine

Kidney disease

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