Taking a public health approach to the prevention of end-stage renal disease: The NKF Singapore Program

Kidney International, Supplement

Volumn 63, Issue 83, 2003, Pages

  Ramirez, Sylvia Paz B ^a,b,c   Hsu, Stephen I Hong ^a,b   Mcclellan, William ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c National Kidney Foundation   (Singapore)

Author keywords

End stage renal disease; Public education; Public health

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DOCUMENTATION; FAMILY HISTORY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY FAILURE; MASS SCREENING; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE; POPULATION RISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SINGAPORE; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; COMMUNITY CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INCIDENCE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REVIEW;

COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SINGAPORE;

EID: 0037246066     PISSN: 00986577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.63.s83.13.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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