Seminars in Nephrology
Volume 29, Issue 5 , Pages 497-503 , September 2009

Interaction of Aging and Chronic Kidney Disease

  • Suma Prakash, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Dr. Suma Prakash, Department of Medicine, University Health Network, University of Toronto, EN-14th Floor, Room 216, 200 Elizabeth St, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G2C4
    • ,
  • Ann M. O'Hare, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

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doi: 10.1016/j.semnephrol.2009.06.006

Seminars in Nephrology
Volume 29, Issue 5 , Pages 497-503 , September 2009

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