Chronic kidney disease in disadvantaged populations
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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) in disadvantaged populations
Twelve March 2015 will mark the 10th anniversary of World Kidney Day (WKD), an initiative of the International Society of Nephrology and the International Federation of Kidney Foundations. Since its inception in 2006, WKD has become the most successful effort ever mounted to raise awareness among decision-makers and the general public about the importance of kidney disease. Each year WKD remind...
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عنوان ژورنال: Hong Kong Journal of Nephrology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1561-5413
DOI: 10.1016/j.hkjn.2014.12.002