The study was undertaken with the aim to evaluate trends in incidence and prevalence of Balkan endemic nephropathy (BEN) in the villages Šopić, Petka, and Vreoci, Lazarevac municipality, Serbia. Data concerning BEN notifications in the population-based registry of the Special Hospital for Endemic Nephropathy, Lazarevac were used to evaluate BEN incidence rates in the three villages over the period 1973-2008. Population estimates were based on national census data. All age-adjusted incidence rates were standardized to the European standard population and trends were assessed by Poisson regression model and joinpoint analysis. The prevalence of BEN was obtained in cross-sectional studies carried out in the villages Šopić (1971 and 1992), Vreoci (1971 and 2002), and Petka (1971 and 2008). The overall age-standardized incidence rates of BEN in the three villages changed over time. The significant 8.6

作者：Slavenka, Jankovi?；Danica, Bukvi?；Jelena, Marinkovi?；Janko, Jankovi?；Ivko, Mari?；Ljubica, Djukanovi?

来源：Renal failure 2013 年 35卷 4期