Seminars in Nephrology
Volume 28, Issue 4 , Pages 416-428 , July 2008

Natural Medicines Causing Acute Kidney Injury

  • Vivekanand Jha, MD, DM

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Dr. Vivekanand Jha, Department of Nephrology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
    • ,
  • Manish Rathi, MD, DM

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