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Editorial
. 2025 Aug;30(8):e70101.
doi: 10.1111/nep.70101.

Ageing Is Not a Disease: Reconsidering Chronic Kidney Disease Diagnosis in the Elderly

Diego Moriconi  1
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Editorial

Ageing Is Not a Disease: Reconsidering Chronic Kidney Disease Diagnosis in the Elderly

Diego Moriconi. Nephrology (Carlton). 2025 Aug.
No abstract available

Keywords: chronic kidney disease (CKD); economic evaluation; end‐stage kidney disease.

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