Seminars in Nephrology
Volume 28, Issue 4 , Pages 330-347 , July 2008

Community-Acquired Acute Kidney Injury in Asia

  • Vivekanand Jha, MD, DM
    • ,
  • Kirpal S. Chugh, MD, FRCP, FAMS, FICP

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Kirpal S. Chugh, MD, FRCP, FACP, FAMS, FICP, National Kidney Clinic & Research Centre, 601, Sector 18-B, Chandigarh 160 018, India.

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doi: 10.1016/j.semnephrol.2008.04.002

Seminars in Nephrology
Volume 28, Issue 4 , Pages 330-347 , July 2008

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