Chronic kidney disease mortality trends in selected Central America countries, 1997–2013: clues to an epidemic of chronic interstitial nephritis of agricultural communities

Pedro Ordunez; F Javier Nieto; Ramon Martinez; Patricia Soliz; Gloria P Giraldo; Susan Anne Mott; Wendy E Hoy

doi:10.1136/jech-2017-210023

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Chronic kidney disease

Chronic kidney disease mortality trends in selected Central America countries, 1997–2013: clues to an epidemic of chronic interstitial nephritis of agricultural communities

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Pedro Ordunez Pan American Health Organization, Washington, District of Columbia, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
F Javier Nieto College of Public Health and Human Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Ramon Martinez Pan American Health Organization, Washington, District of Columbia, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Patricia Soliz Pan American Health Organization, Washington, District of Columbia, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Gloria P Giraldo Pan American Health Organization, Washington, District of Columbia, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Susan Anne Mott Centre for Chronic Disease and CKD. CRE, UQCCR, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Wendy E Hoy Centre for Chronic Disease and CKD. CRE, UQCCR, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Pedro Ordunez, Department of Non Communicable Diseases and Mental Health, Pan American Health Organization, NW, Washington, D.C. 20037, USA; ordunezp{at}paho.org

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Ordunez P, Nieto FJ, Martinez R, et al

Chronic kidney disease mortality trends in selected Central America countries, 1997–2013: clues to an epidemic of chronic interstitial nephritis of agricultural communities

J Epidemiol Community Health 2018;72:280-286.

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Received October 23, 2017
Revised November 28, 2017
Accepted December 12, 2017
First published February 2, 2018.

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March 08, 2018

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