Seminars in Nephrology
Volume 29, Issue 5 , Pages 483-486 , September 2009

Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemic: Cost and Health Care Implications in China

  • Luxia Zhang, MD
    • ,
  • Haiyan Wang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprints requests to HaiYan Wang, MD, Institute of Nephrology and Division of Nephrology, Peking University First Hospital, No. 8 Xishiku St, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100034, PR China

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PII: S0270-9295(09)00123-5

doi: 10.1016/j.semnephrol.2009.06.012

Seminars in Nephrology
Volume 29, Issue 5 , Pages 483-486 , September 2009

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