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Chronic kidney disease epidemic in Central America: Urgent public health action is needed amid causal uncertainty [1]

The 52nd Directing Council of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), in response to a call for action of the Minister of Health of El Salvador, recognized chronic kidney disease from nontraditional causes (CKDnT) affecting agricultural communities in Central America as a serious public health problem that requires urgent, effective, and concerted multisectoral action.

Publication Date: 
28/08/2014
Pedro Ordunez [2], Ramón Martinez [3], Ludovic Reveiz & et al [4]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases [5]
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Renal Failure [6], El Salvador [7], Nicaragua [8], Women [9], Pesticide Use [10], Sri Lanka [11], Occupational Health [12], Sugarcane [13], Agriculture [14]
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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/pedro-ordunez
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/ram%C3%B3n-martinez
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/ludovic-reveiz-et-al
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/plos-neglected-tropical-diseases
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/renal-failure
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/el-salvador
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/nicaragua
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/women
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pesticide-use
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sri-lanka
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/occupational-health
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sugarcane
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture