title: Chronic renal diseases as a public health problem: epidemiology, social, and economic implications.
abstract: The impact of chronic kidney disease (CKD) on the global burden of diseases is probably underestimated by current methods of evaluation. However, CKD are emerging as a major health problem. First, the costs of renal replacement therapy are excedingly high and are consuming a significant proportion of health care budgets of developed countries, while in developing countries are out of reach. Second, complex interaction are clearly emerging between chronic kidney, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Azienda Ospedaliere Ospedali Riuniti di Bergamo and Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research, Negri Bergamo Laboratories, Bergamo, Italy.
authors.forename: Arrigo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schieppati
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Remuzzi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015995:Prevalence; D011634:Public Health; D017582:Renal Replacement Therapy / Q000191:economics; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology