Seminars in Nephrology
Volume 30, Issue 1 , Pages 74-80 , January 2010

Treating Renal Disease in India's Poor: The Art of the Possible

  • M. Krishna Mani, MD, FAMS

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to M. Krishna Mani, MD, FAMS, Chief Nephrologist, Apollo Hospital 21, Greams Ln, Chennai 600 006, India

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PII: S0270-9295(09)00178-8

doi: 10.1016/j.semnephrol.2009.10.012

Seminars in Nephrology
Volume 30, Issue 1 , Pages 74-80 , January 2010

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