The prevalence and incidence of end-stage renal disease in Native American adults on the Navajo reservation

Kidney International

Volumn 71, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 931-937

  Hochman, M E ^a,b,c,d   Watt, J P ^b   Reid, R ^b   O'Brien, K L ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c Cambridge City Hospital   (United States)

^d Internal Medicine at Cambridge City Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetic nephropathy; End stage renal disease; Health disparities; Native Americans; Navajos

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEXICO; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; PREVALENCE; SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34247503756     PISSN: 00852538     EISSN: 15231755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ki.5002100     Document Type: Article

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