Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease
Volume 11, Issue 2 , Pages 192-196 , April 2004

On the central role of studies on the kidney in the recognition, conceptual evolution, and understanding of hypertension

  • Garabed Eknoyan

      Affiliations

    • Renal Section, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to G. Eknoyan, MD, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, 1 Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030 USA

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PII: S1073-4449(04)00002-0

doi: 10.1053/j.arrt.2004.01.001

Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease
Volume 11, Issue 2 , Pages 192-196 , April 2004

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