High Unawareness of Chronic Kidney Disease in Germany

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular events, hospitalizations, end stage renal disease and mortality. Main risk factors for CKD are diabetes, hypertension, and older age. Although CKD prevalence is about 10%, awareness for CKD is generally low in patie...

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Main Authors: Susanne Stolpe, Bernd Kowall, Christian Scholz, Andreas Stang, Cornelia Blume
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: MDPI AG 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/c1b239a2a8964f6dabc33286c1904d33
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