American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 51, Issue 3 , Pages 349-352 , March 2008

The Third World Kidney Day: Looking Back and Thinking Forward

  • Sudhir V. Shah, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Sudhir V. Shah, MD, Professor of Medicine and Director, Division of Nephrology, UAMS College of Medicine, 4301 West Markham, Slot 501, Little Rock, AR 72205.
    • ,
  • John Feehally, MD

      Affiliations

    • Leicester General Hospital, Leicester, United Kingdom

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 This article is reprinted with permission of the authors. It was originally presented online by the authors at www.worldkidneyday.org on October 24, 2007.A list of the members of the World Kidney Day Steering Committee appears at the end of this article.

PII: S0272-6386(07)01603-4

doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2007.12.007

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 51, Issue 3 , Pages 349-352 , March 2008

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