| chronic kidney disease of unknown aetiology in sri lanka: is cadmium a likely cause? | the rising prevalence of chronic kidney disease (ckd) and subsequent end stage renal failure necessitating renal replacement therapy has profound consequences for affected individuals and health care resources. this community based study was conducted to identify potential predictors of microalbuminuria in a randomly selected sample of adults from the north central province (ncp) of sri lanka, where the burden of ckd is pronounced and the underlying cause still unknown. | 2011 | 21726464 |