title: Chronic kidney disease: chronic kidney disease and the ageing population.
abstract: 'Chronic kidney disease (CKD) in older people' is the focus of World Kidney Day 2014. In this article, we discuss the key links between kidney function, age, health and illness, as well as the implications of the ageing population for the care of people with CKD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Alberta, 11-107 Clinical Sciences Building, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G3, Canada.
authors.forename: Marcello
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tonelli
authors.affiliation: Catholic University of Parana, 2689 Iguassu Avenida, Parana, Curitiba, Brazil.
authors.forename: Miguel C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Riella
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D009017:Morbidity / Q000639:trends; D051436:Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / Q000453:epidemiology*