Seminars in Nephrology
Volume 30, Issue 1 , Pages 19-25 , January 2010

Reducing Health Disparities in American Indians With Chronic Kidney Disease

  • Andrew S. Narva, MD

      Affiliations

    • National Kidney Disease Education Program, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Clinical Consultant for Nephrology, Indian Health Service, Bethesda, MD
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Andrew S. Narva, MD, Director, National Kidney Disease Education Program, Division of Kidney, Urologic and Hematologic Diseases, National Institute for Diabetes and Digestive Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Two Democracy Plaza, Room 644, 6707 Democracy Blvd, MSC 5458, Bethesda, MD 20892-5458
    • ,
  • Thomas D. Sequist, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
    • Harvard Medical School, Department of Health Care Policy, Boston, MA

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PII: S0270-9295(09)00173-9

doi: 10.1016/j.semnephrol.2009.10.007

Seminars in Nephrology
Volume 30, Issue 1 , Pages 19-25 , January 2010

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