PubMed ID:
17986697
Public Release Type:
Journal
Publication Year: 2007
Affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, and Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA. coresh@jhu.edu
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.298.17.2038
Authors:
Coresh J,
Eggers P,
Kusek JW,
Levey AS,
Manzi J,
Selvin E,
Stevens LA,
Van Lente F
Studies:
Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort Study
The prevalence and incidence of kidney failure treated by dialysis and transplantation in the United States have increased from 1988 to 2004. Whether there have been changes in the prevalence of earlier stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD) during this period is uncertain.