The contrasting characteristics of acute kidney injury in developed and developing countries

Jorge Cerdá; Arvind Bagga; Vijay Kher; Rajasekara Chakravarthi

doi:10.1038/ncpneph0722

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Acute kidney injuryMedicineIntensive care medicineDeveloping countryMalariaPsychological interventionIncidence (geometry)DialysisSepsisEtiologySeptic abortionDiseaseAbortionEconomic growthImmunologySurgeryInternal medicinePregnancy

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Year: 2008
Type: review
Volume: 4
Issue: 3
Pages: 138-153
Citations: 254
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                                    Jorge Cerdá, 
                                
                                    Arvind Bagga, 
                                
                                    Vijay Kher
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2008). 
                            The contrasting characteristics of acute kidney injury in developed and developing countries. 
                            Nature Clinical Practice Nephrology
                            , 4
                            (3)
                            , 138-153.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpneph0722
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/ncpneph0722