Chronic kidney disease requiring healthcare services: a new approach to evaluate epidemiology of renal disease.

Gianluca TrifiròSalvatore Crisafulli Francesco Giorgianni Ylenia IngrasciottaMichele BuemiMarco MuscianisiDaniele Ugo TariMargherita PerrottaValeria CanaleVincenzo ArcoraciDomenico Santoro

Published in: BioMed research international (2014)

The findings of this study suggest that, in the general population, the prevalence of "medicalized" CKD is lower compared to the screening-based CKD prevalence.

Keyphrases

chronic kidney disease
healthcare
end stage renal disease
risk factors
primary care
mental health
health information
social media
peritoneal dialysis