Nephrology in Latin America, with special emphasis on Brazil

Kidney International, Supplement

Volumn 63, Issue 83, 2003, Pages

  Zatz, Roberto ^a,b   Romao Jr J E ^a   Noronha, I L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Latin America; Renal replacement therapy; Schistosomiasis; Transplantation; Yanomami Indians

Indexed keywords

SODIUM;

BRAZIL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIALYSIS; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SODIUM INTAKE; SODIUM RETENTION; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; AMERICAN INDIAN; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; ETHNOLOGY; NEPHROLOGY; REVIEW; STATISTICS;

BRAZIL; HUMANS; INDIANS, SOUTH AMERICAN; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; LATIN AMERICA; NEPHROLOGY;

EID: 0037249053     PISSN: 00986577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.63.s83.28.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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