Kidney disease in Native Americans

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 94, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 738-742

  Narva, Andrew S ^a  

^a INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska Natives; Chronic kidney disease; Kidney disease; Kidney transplantation; Native Americans

Indexed keywords

ALBUMINURIA; AMERICAN INDIAN; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; EDITORIAL; ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE;

ALBUMINURIA; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC;

EID: 0036676156     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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