Chronic kidney diseases in agricultural communities: report from a workshop.

ABSTRACT: In June 2018, the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences sponsored a workshop to identify research gaps in an increasingly common form of chronic kidney disease in agricultural communities, often termed "CKDu." The organizers invited a broad range of experts who provided diverse expertise and perspectives, many of whom had never addressed this particular epidemic. Discussion was focused around selected topics, including identifying and mitigating barriers to research in CKDu, creating a case definition, and defining common data elements. All hypotheses regarding etiology were entertained, and meeting participants discussed potential research strategies, choices in study design, and novel tools that may pr

SUBMITTER: Mendley SR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7012362 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature