Chronic kidney disease: Common, harmful and treatable - World kidney day 2007

American Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 108-112

  Levey, Andrew S ^a   Andreoli, Sharon P ^b   DuBose, Thomas ^c   Provenzano, Robert ^d   Collins, Allan J ^e  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b RILEY HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^c WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d ST JOHN HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; FOLLOW UP; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY INJURY; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SCREENING; UNITED STATES;

FOUNDATIONS; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; NEPHROLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 33847616120     PISSN: 02508095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000099801     Document Type: Article

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