The Effect of War on Syrian Refugees With End-Stage Renal Disease

Kidney International Reports

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 960-963

  Isreb, Majd A ^a   Kaysi, Saleh ^b   Rifai, Ahmad Oussama ^c   Al Kukhun, Hisham ^d   Al Adwan, Saif Aldeen Sultan ^e   Kass Hout, Taha A ^f   Sekkarie, Mohamed A ^g  

^a Peace Health Medical Group (Mahmood)   (United States)

^b Orleans Regional Hospital   (France)

^c Virtual Nephrologist Inc   (United States)

^d Global Health Committee   (United States)

^e Memorial Hospital   (United States)

^f Humanitarian Tracker   (United States)

^g Nephrology and Hypertension Associates   (United States)

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EID: 85030171846     PISSN: 24680249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2017.05.009     Document Type: Letter

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