Mesoamerican Nephropathy or Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Origin

Chronic Kidney Disease in Disadvantaged Populations

Volumn , Issue , 2017, Pages 221-228

  Correa Rotter, Ricardo ^a  

^a National Institute for Medica Sciences and Nutrition Salvador Zubiran   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Chronic kidney disease; Mesoamerica

Indexed keywords

EID: 85040545286     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-804311-0.00022-4     Document Type: Chapter

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