Endemic Nephropathy Around the World

Kidney International Reports

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 282-292

  Gifford, Fiona J ^a,b,c   Gifford, Robert M ^a,b   Eddleston, Michael ^a,b   Dhaun, Neeraj ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^c ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

chronic kidney disease; CKDu; endemic nephropathy

Indexed keywords

EID: 85020657905     PISSN: 24680249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2016.11.003     Document Type: Review

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