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0204 Mesoamerican nephropathy in Costa Rica: Geographical distribution and time trends of chronic kidney disease mortality between 1970 and 2012.

Author

  • Catharina Wesseling
  • Berna van Wendel de Joode
  • Jennifer Crowe
  • Ralf Rittner
  • Kristina Jakobsson

Summary, in English

To characterise geographical distribution and time trends of chronic kidney disease (CKD) mortality in the context of the epidemic of Mesoamerican nephropathy (MeN), likely related to occupational heat stress and other, unknown, factors.

Publishing year

2014

Language

English

Pages

27-27

Publication/Series

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volume

71 Suppl 1

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

BMJ Publishing Group

Topic

  • Environmental Health and Occupational Health

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1470-7926