Treating Renal Disease in India's Poor: The Art of the Possible

Seminars in Nephrology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 74-80

  Mani, M Krishna ^a  

^a APOLLO HOSPITALS   (India)

Author keywords

ACE inhibition; Chronic kidney disease; India; renal function

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; ENALAPRIL; LOSARTAN;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CHRONIC PYELONEPHRITIS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG MONITORING; FOCAL GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INDIA; INTERSTITIAL NEPHRITIS; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT GUIDANCE; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; INDIA; KIDNEY DISEASES; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; POVERTY;

EID: 74049090034     PISSN: 02709295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.semnephrol.2009.10.012     Document Type: Article

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