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Editorial
. 2015 Oct 7;10(10):1708-10.
doi: 10.2215/CJN.09100815. Epub 2015 Sep 28.

The Role of Ethnic Variation and CKD

Nina T Harawa  1 , Keith C Norris  2
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Editorial

The Role of Ethnic Variation and CKD

Nina T Harawa et al. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. .
No abstract available

Keywords: chronic kidney disease; epidemiology and outcomes; ethnicity.

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  • Prevalence and Correlates of CKD in Hispanics/Latinos in the United States.
    Ricardo AC, Flessner MF, Eckfeldt JH, Eggers PW, Franceschini N, Go AS, Gotman NM, Kramer HJ, Kusek JW, Loehr LR, Melamed ML, Peralta CA, Raij L, Rosas SE, Talavera GA, Lash JP. Ricardo AC, et al. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2015 Oct 7;10(10):1757-66. doi: 10.2215/CJN.02020215. Epub 2015 Sep 28. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2015. PMID: 26416946 Free PMC article.

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