World Health Organization (WHO)
Science in 5: COPD
Briefs & Fact Sheets
25 Nov 2024
Epidemic of Chronic Kidney Disease in Agricultural Communities in Central America: Case definitions, methodological basis and approaches for public health surveillance
WHO Regional Office for the Americas
17 Oct 2018
This document presents a background to this epidemic, including its epidemiology and main hypothetical risk factors of Chronic Kidney Disease of non-Traditional Causes (CKDnT). It also includes a description of clinical and pathological characteristics, the case definitions for CKDnT surveillance, and the methodological basis and approaches for public health surveillance.
