The Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemic: A Challenge for Nephrology Training Programs

Seminars in Nephrology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 539-547

  Kohan, Donald E ^a   Rosenberg, Mark E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic kidney disease; education; fellowship

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREER; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; FUNDING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL STUDENT; NEPHROLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; UNITED STATES;

FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS; FOREIGN MEDICAL GRADUATES; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; NEPHROLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 69949184551     PISSN: 02709295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.semnephrol.2009.06.011     Document Type: Article

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