Chronic Kidney Disease (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789535101710)

Chronic kidney disease is an increasing health and economical problem in our world. Obesity and diabetes mellitus, the two most common cause of CKD, are becoming epidemic in our societies. Education on healthy lifestyle and diet is becoming more and more important for reducing the number of type 2 diabetics and patients with hypertension. Education of our patients is also crucial for successful maintenance therapy. There are, however, certain other factors leading to CKD, for instance the genetic predisposition in the case of polycystic kidney disease or type 1 diabetes, where education alone is not enough.

Author: Monika Göőz
ISBN-10: 9535101714
ISBN-13: 9789535101710
Publisher: Intechopen
Language: English
Published: 03/16/2012
Pages: 460
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.04lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 1.00d