Chronic kidney disease and the aging population

Iranian Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 87-92

  Tonelli, Marcello ^a   Riella, Miguel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ALBUMINURIA; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DIALYSIS; EDITORIAL; GENDER; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SURVIVAL RATE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CHILD; FEMALE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PATIENT SELECTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGNOSIS; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; TIME; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; PROGNOSIS; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897868238     PISSN: 17358582     EISSN: 17358604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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