Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease
Volume 12, Issue 3 , Pages 292-299 , July 2005

Potential Benefits of Complementary Medicine Modalities in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease

  • Mariana S. Markell

      Affiliations

    • Division of Renal Diseases, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
    • Office of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, North Shore-LIJ Health System, Brooklyn, NY
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Mariana Markell, MD, Box 52, Division of Renal Diseases, 450 Clarkson Avenue, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 11203.

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PII: S1548-5595(05)00070-4

doi: 10.1016/j.ackd.2005.03.004

Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease
Volume 12, Issue 3 , Pages 292-299 , July 2005

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