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. 2014 Jul;104(7):e9.
doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.301984. Epub 2014 May 15.

Chronic kidney disease in Central America: the big picture

Lori Hanson  1 , Leigh K Haynes, Laura Turiano
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Chronic kidney disease in Central America: the big picture

Lori Hanson et al. Am J Public Health. 2014 Jul.
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  • Wesseling et al. respond.
    Wesseling C, Crowe J, Hogstedt C, Jakobsson K, Lucas R, Wegman D. Wesseling C, et al. Am J Public Health. 2014 Jul;104(7):e9-e10. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302029. Epub 2014 May 15. Am J Public Health. 2014. PMID: 24832435 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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