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01-12-2015 | Meeting abstract
Data analysis about Diabetes Mellitus and glycemic control collected from screening and prevention campaigns of Chronic Kidney Disease in a community-based service and education
Authors:
Lucas Arnaud, João Amarildo Rodrigues da Silva Filho, Mateus Henrique Mendes, Carina Vieira de Oliveira, Karísia Santos Guedes, Levi Oliveira de Albuquerque, Caio César Jucá Lucena, Laio Lopes Ladislau Lima, Jayne Maria Bernardo dos Santos, Leandro Costa Lima, Maurocelio Rocha Pontes Filho, Mateus Albuquerque Azevedo, Carolina Teles de Macedo, Isadora Rodrigues da Costa, Thaís Amanda Silva Pereira Castelo Branco, Elizabeth de Francesco Daher
Published in:
Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome
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Special Issue 1/2015
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Excerpt
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) has been prominent in the global health scene as important factor of morbidity and mortality among the population, moving large amounts of investiments and burdening the health care system with their treatment. In that context, Diabetes Mellitus is a major risk factor, reason why the campaigns also collected data related to that subject. SETTINGS: The LPDR group acts in the prevention of CKD by conducting educational and screening campaigns in different communities of the state. …
