CKD and the ‘big four’

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Neoplasms, COPD, cardiovascular diseases and diabetes (the ‘big four’) lead to the highest proportion of disease burden among all non communicable diseases (NCDs). However, many other NCDs lead to a comparable proportion of disease burden, yet do not receive as much attention as the ‘big four’. Chronic kidney disease is one of them. (Lopez et al. BMC Medicine 2014, 12:200 http://ift.tt/1FGSyif)

Published by Luca Segantini

I moved to Brussels from my native Milan in 2000. Best decision in my life. 4 children and a lovely wife, Valeria. More on us on www.segantini.net. I worked for 15 year for two global medical associations, the International Society of Nephrology (ISN) and the European Society for Organ Transplantation (ESOT). Now I consult for a variety of organisations, working as a digital nomad.

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