Chronic Kidney Disease in India
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India has a population of 1.2 billion and in the recent years has registered impressive economic growth. The mean per capita gross national product has grown; however approximately 70% of the population still lives on less than Rupees 60 per day. It is evident that an epidemiologic transition is taking place in India with a decline in the burden of infectious diseases along with a significant rise in non-communicable diseases. Reddy et al in a review pointed out that in the year 2005 at least 53% of deaths in India were attributed to chronic disease.
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