Acute Kidney Injury-Recent Thoughts in Diagnosis and Management
Journal Title: Open Access Journal of Urology & Nephrology - Year 2017, Vol 2, Issue 1
Abstract
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) has become a global health challenge with an estimated incidence of 13.3 million every year. In developing countries, the annual incidence is 11.3 million cases.
Authors and Affiliations
Harun Ur Rashid
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