Chronic kidney disease: Need for a national action plan

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 125, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 498-501

  Shyam, C ^a   Dakshina Murty, K V ^b   Sreenivas, V ^c   Ram, Rapur ^b  

^a DR RAM MANOHAR LOHIA HOSPITAL   (India)

^b NIZAM'S INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^c ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATININE;

CHRONIC GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDITORIAL; FOLLOW UP; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIA; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REGISTER; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INDIA; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 34547095493     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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