K/DOQI clinical practice guidelines for chronic kidney disease: evaluation, classification, and stratification

AS Levey, J Coresh, K Bolton… - American Journal of …, 2002 - jhu.pure.elsevier.com
Introduction: Chronic kidney disease as a public health problem. Chronic kidney disease is
a worldwide public health problem. In the United States, there is a rising incidence and
prevalence of kidney failure, with poor outcomes and high cost. There is an even higher
prevalence of earlier stages of chronic kidney disease. Increasing evidence, accrued in the
past decades, indicates that the adverse outcomes of chronic kidney disease, such as
kidney failure, cardiovascular disease, and premature death, can be prevented or delayed …

National Kidney Foundation practice guidelines for chronic kidney disease: evaluation, classification, and stratification

AS Levey, J Coresh, E Balk, AT Kausz… - Annals of internal …, 2003 - acpjournals.org
Chronic kidney disease is a worldwide public health problem with an increasing incidence
and prevalence, poor outcomes, and high cost. Outcomes of chronic kidney disease include
not only kidney failure but also complications of decreased kidney function and
cardiovascular disease. Current evidence suggests that some of these adverse outcomes
can be prevented or delayed by early detection and treatment. Unfortunately, chronic kidney
disease is underdiagnosed and undertreated, in part as a result of lack of agreement on a …