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- Title
Anemia, Diabetes, and Chronic Kidney Disease.
- Authors
Mehdi, Uzma; Toto, Robert D.
- Abstract
The article provides information on anemia and suggests steps in the management of such disease based on the results of clinical trial conducted to patients with diabetes and kidney disease. It discusses certain health conditions that cause anemia in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) such as lack of iron and erythropoietin in the body and low responsiveness to erythropoietin. It states the recommendations of the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) for the treatment of anemia in CKD patients.
- Subjects
ANEMIA treatment; DIABETES; CHRONIC kidney failure; IRON deficiency anemia; ERYTHROPOIETIN; NATIONAL Kidney Foundation Inc.
- Publication
Diabetes Care, 2009, Vol 32, Issue 7, p1320
- ISSN
0149-5992
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2337/dc08-0779