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Editorial
. 2020 May 7;5(7):973-976.
doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2020.04.028. eCollection 2020 Jul.

Mismatch Between Kidney Disease Burden and Nephrology Workforce in Mexico

Gregorio T Obrador  1 , Sofía De Arrigunaga  1 , Montserrat Cuadra  1 , Antonio R Villa  1
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Editorial

Mismatch Between Kidney Disease Burden and Nephrology Workforce in Mexico

Gregorio T Obrador et al. Kidney Int Rep. .
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Rate of nephrologists per million population (pmp) in the 32 Mexican states (n = 1196). The darkest colors in the map represent the highest rates of nephrologists pmp, whereas the lightest colors represent the lowest rates.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Projections of size of the Mexican nephrology workforce. Blue bars show projections with current growth rates; green bars show projections with double the current growth rates.
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