Classifying kidney problems: can we avoid framing risks as diseases? Journal Articles

abstract

• A new international classification system for kidney problems is currently being developed. How can it meet the challenges of avoiding labelling all patients with low function as having kidney disease and being usable in countries with limited resources?

authors

• Clase, Catherine
• Garg, Amit
• Kiberd, Bryce A

status

• published 

publication date

• October 16, 2004

has subject area

• 1103 Clinical Sciences (FoR)
• 1117 Public Health and Health Services (FoR)
• Disease Progression (MeSH)
• General & Internal Medicine (Science Metrix)
• Health Status (MeSH)
• Humans (MeSH)
• Kidney Diseases (MeSH)
• Kidney Failure, Chronic (MeSH)
• Proteinuria (MeSH)
• Terminology as Topic (MeSH)

published in

• The BMJ  Journal

keywords

• Disease Progression
• Health Status
• Humans
• Kidney Diseases
• Kidney Failure, Chronic
• Proteinuria
• Terminology as Topic

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1136/bmj.329.7471.912

start page

• 912

end page

• 915

volume

• 329

issue

• 7471