Chronic kidney disease epidemic in Central America: Urgent public health action is needed amid causal uncertainty
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27/08/2014
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
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.