Kidney disease in Uganda: a community based study

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Authors

Robert Kalyesubula · Makerere University

Joaniter I. Nankabirwa · Makerere University

Isaac Ssinabulya · Uganda Management Institute

Trishul Siddharthan · Johns Hopkins University

James Kayima · Uganda Management Institute

Jane Nakibuuka · Mulago Hospital

Robert A. Salata ·

Abstract

We found a high prevalence of kidney disease in central Uganda. Interestingly the traditional risk factors associated with CKD previously documented, were not associated with CKD.

Topics & Keywords

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: BMC Nephrology

Volume 18, Issue 1, pp. 116-116

DOI: 10.1186/s12882-017-0521-x

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