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Community Level prevention of CKD

One renowned nephrologist practising at Apollo Hospitals, Chennai tells that prevention of CKD is the only cost effective method to tackle this impending epidemic. Read his interview to Medindia.

Also one must read,
 "The prevention of Chronic Renal Failure at the community level.

The rural programme of the Kidney Help Trust.
Dr. M.K. Mani, Chief Nephrologist, Apollo Hospital, Chennai."

Nephrologists sans frontières: Preventing chronic kidney disease on a shoestring

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