American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 49, Issue 6 , Pages 865-872 , June 2007

Looking at the Urine: The Renaissance of an Unbroken Tradition

  • Garabed Eknoyan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Garabed Eknoyan, MD, Department of Medicine (523-D), Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030-3498.

Received 12 February 2007 ,Accepted 8 March 2007.

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PII: S0272-6386(07)00697-X

doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2007.04.003

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 49, Issue 6 , Pages 865-872 , June 2007

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