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

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 666-669

  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

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY FAILURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 67649540422     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e328327706a     Document Type: Short Survey

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