Chronic kidney disease in India: Challenges and solutions

Nephron - Clinical Practice

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Agarwal, S K ^a   Srivastava, R K ^b  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b GOVERNMENT OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

CAPD; Chronic kidney disease, India; Chronic kidney disease, prevention; Hemodialysis; Renal transplant

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROPOIETIN; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID; STEROID; TACROLIMUS;

CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; COST OF ILLNESS; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INDIA; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; REVIEW;

DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HUMANS; INDIA; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC;

EID: 59249095945     PISSN: 16602110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000199460     Document Type: Review

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