Kidney and Urinary Tract Function, Disorders, and Diseases
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American Association of Kidney Patients
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National Kidney Foundation Information Center
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Article Sources
NOTE: This article is based on research that utilizes the sources cited here as well as the collective experience of the Lab Tests Online Editorial Review Board. This article is periodically reviewed by the Editorial Board and may be updated as a result of the review. Any new sources cited will be added to the list and distinguished from the original sources used.
Sources Used in Current Review
NKUDIC: The Kidneys and How They Work. Available online at http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/Kudiseases/pubs/yourkidneys/ through http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov. Accessed September 2009.
Giles PD, Rylance PB, Crothers DC. New results from the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease study: the importance of clinical outcomes in test strategies for early chronic kidney disease. QJM. 2008 Feb;101(2):155-8. Epub 2008 Jan 14.
Sources Used in Previous Reviews
American College of Physicians Complete Home Medical Guide. Goldmann DR, editor. 1999. New York: DK Publishing, Inc. Pp. 694-708, 1037.
Harvard Medical School Family Health Guide. Komaroff I. 1999. New York: Simon & Schuster, Pp. 810-825.
Johns Hopkins Family Health Book. Klag MJ, editor. 1999. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, Pp. 1069, 1078-1095.
Kidney Failure: the Facts. Cameron S. 1998. New York: Oxford University Press, Pp. 2-5, 8-10, 15-28.
National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health web site. Available online at http://www.niddk.nih.govhealth/kidney/kidney.htm through http://www.niddk.nih.govhealth.
American Kidney Fund, Inc. Available online at http://www.akfinc.org/KidneyFacts through http://www.akfinc.org.
