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Kidney Week 2011: American Society of Nephrology 44th Annual Meeting

November 08 - 13, 2011; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Treating Renal Disease in the Australian Aboriginal People: A Global Model

Mark A. Thomas, MBBS, of Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, talks to Murray Epstein, MD, in a 3-part series about the challenges and successes in treating renal disease in the remote Aboriginal population. His achievements can serve as a model for treating other indigenous groups.

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