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Comment
. 2020 Sep 21;17(18):6877.
doi: 10.3390/ijerph17186877.

Prevalence Studies on CKDu Need Stringent Reporting on Outcomes to Enhance Comparability

Kristina Jakobsson  1   2 , Jason Glaser  2 , Catharina Wesseling  2   3
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Comment

Prevalence Studies on CKDu Need Stringent Reporting on Outcomes to Enhance Comparability

Kristina Jakobsson et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. .

Abstract

Prevalence studies on Chronic Kidney Disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) need stringent reporting on outcomes following existing guidelines. Only by doing so, the much-needed comparisons between occupations, regions and climates for the elucidation of the etiology/etiologies of CKDu, and subsequently for its prevention, are possible. We, here, comment on methodological issues in a recently published study on rice farmers from West Java, Indonesia.

Keywords: CKD; CKDu; DEGREE protocol.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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