title: The primary care physician: nephrology interface for the identification and treatment of chronic kidney disease.
abstract: This article explores ways in which early identification of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and promotion of the concept of CKD as a modifiable risk can be achieved through transcending traditional primary and secondary care boundaries. National and regional strategies aimed at early identification of CKD in the community are reviewed, together with those aimed at implementation of management to reduce the risk both of progression of CKD and of complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Renal Medicine, East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust, Canterbury, UK. paul.stevens@ekht.nhs.uk
authors.forename: Paul E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Stevens
authors.forename: Christopher K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Farmer
authors.forename: Stein I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Hallan
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D003660:Decision Support Systems, Management; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D018450:Disease Progression; D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate / Q000502:physiology; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D009398:Nephrology; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010821:Physicians, Family; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012307:Risk Factors