Seminars in Nephrology
Volume 30, Issue 1 , Pages 26-32 , January 2010

Sex, Race, and Socioeconomic Disparities in Kidney Disease in Children

  • Maria Lourdes Minnick, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD
    • ,
  • Sara Boynton, BA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD
    • ,
  • Jaqueline Ndirangu, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD
    • ,
  • Susan Furth, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD
    • Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD
    • The Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, & Clinical Research, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Dr. Susan Furth, Departments of Pediatrics and Epidemiology, The Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, & Clinical Research, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, 2024 E. Monument St, Baltimore, MD 21287

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 Supported in part by the Chronic Kidney Disease in Children study, funded by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, with additional funding from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (UO1-DK-66174).

PII: S0270-9295(09)00169-7

doi: 10.1016/j.semnephrol.2009.10.003

Seminars in Nephrology
Volume 30, Issue 1 , Pages 26-32 , January 2010

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