The message for World Kidney Day 2009: Hypertension and kidney disease: A marriage that should be prevented

Nephrology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 49-51

  Bakris, George L ^a   Ritz, Eberhard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EDITORIAL; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY FAILURE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

CHRONIC DISEASE; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHIES; DIASTOLE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY DISEASES; SYSTOLE;

EID: 63149184137     PISSN: 13205358     EISSN: 14401797     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1797.2009.01099.x     Document Type: Editorial

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