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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
Authors
Coresh J, Eggers P, Kusek JW, Levey AS, Manzi J, Selvin E, Stevens LA, Van Lente F
Studies
Citation
Coresh J, Selvin E, Stevens LA, Manzi J, Kusek JW, Eggers P, Van Lente F, Levey AS. Prevalence of chronic kidney disease in the United States. JAMA 2007 Nov 7;298(17):2038-47.Abstract
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.