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Editorial
. 2013 Nov;103(11):1927-30.
doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301594. Epub 2013 Sep 12.

The epidemic of chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology in Mesoamerica: a call for interdisciplinary research and action

Catharina Wesseling  1 , Jennifer Crowe, Christer Hogstedt, Kristina Jakobsson, Rebekah Lucas, David H Wegman
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Editorial

The epidemic of chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology in Mesoamerica: a call for interdisciplinary research and action

Catharina Wesseling et al. Am J Public Health. 2013 Nov.
No abstract available

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Comment in

  • Wesseling et al. respond.
    Wesseling C, Crowe J, Hogstedt C, Jakobsson K, Lucas R, Wegman DH. Wesseling C, et al. Am J Public Health. 2014 Mar;104(3):e1-2. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301803. Epub 2014 Jan 16. Am J Public Health. 2014. PMID: 24432933 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
  • Chronic kidney disease among agricultural workers in Central America.
    Ventres W. Ventres W. Am J Public Health. 2014 Mar;104(3):e1. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301756. Epub 2014 Jan 16. Am J Public Health. 2014. PMID: 24432937 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
  • Chronic kidney disease in Central America: the big picture.
    Hanson L, Haynes LK, Turiano L. Hanson L, et al. Am J Public Health. 2014 Jul;104(7):e9. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.301984. Epub 2014 May 15. Am J Public Health. 2014. PMID: 24832402 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
  • Wesseling et al. respond.
    Wesseling C, Crowe J, Hogstedt C, Jakobsson K, Lucas R, Wegman D. Wesseling C, et al. Am J Public Health. 2014 Jul;104(7):e9-e10. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302029. Epub 2014 May 15. Am J Public Health. 2014. PMID: 24832435 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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