Seminars in Nephrology
Volume 28, Issue 4 , Pages 395-408 , July 2008

Malaria and Acute Kidney Injury

  • Saroj K. Mishra, MD

      Affiliations

    • Internal Medicine, Ispat General Hospital, Orissa, India.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Saroj K. Mishra, MD, Joint Director and Head of Internal Medicine, Ispat General Hospital, Rourkela—769 005, Orissa, India.
    • ,
  • Bhabani Shankar Das, MD

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Life Sciences, Indian Council of Medical Research, Bhuabaneswar, Orissa, India.

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