ESRD in Guatemala and a model for preventive strategies: Outlook of the Guatemalan foundation for children with kidney diseases

Renal Failure

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 689-691

  Lou Meda, Randall ^a,b  

^a Servicio de Nefrología Hipertensión Diálisis y Trasplante Hospital Roosevelt Fundación para el Niño Enfermo Renal FUNDANIER   (Guatemala)

^b Oficina 904   (Guatemala)

Author keywords

Chronic renal failure; Prevention; Renal foundation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHRONIC GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; GUATEMALA; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; NEUROGENIC BLADDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FOUNDATIONS; GUATEMALA; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY PREVENTION;

EID: 33845616162     PISSN: 0886022X     EISSN: 15256049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08860220600938258     Document Type: Article

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