Kidney disease in the hispanic population: Facing the growing challenge

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 789-798

  Benabe, Julio E ^a   Rios, Elena V ^b  

^a VA MEDICAL CENTER   (Puerto Rico)

^b National Hispanic Medical Association   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture; End stage renal disease (ESRD); Healthcare policies; Hispanics; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; SERUM ALBUMIN;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CAUCASIAN; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING;

COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY DISEASES; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2942567753     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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