American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 55, Issue 3 , Pages 419-422 , March 2010

The Map Is Not the Territory—Mapping Out the Course and Cost of CKD

  • Kevin C. Abbott, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Kevin C. Abbott, MD, MPH, Dialysis and Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 6900 Georgia Ave, Washington, DC 20307
  • ,
  • Cristina M. Yuan, MD

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PII: S0272-6386(10)00031-4

doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2010.01.003

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 55, Issue 3 , Pages 419-422 , March 2010