Hypertension and kidney disease in Asia

Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 291-295

  Jafar, Tazeen H ^a,b  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^b AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Asian; Chronic kidney disease; Hypertension

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CREATININE;

AGE; ALBUMINURIA; ASIAN; BODY MASS; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIABETES MELLITUS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INDUSTRIALIZATION; KIDNEY DISEASE; LIFESTYLE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ASIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY DISEASES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33646760953     PISSN: 10624821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mnh.0000222697.30207.4e     Document Type: Review

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