The following organizations are good resources for information on kidney disease:

• National Kidney Disease Education Program - www.nkdep.nih.gov
• National Kidney Foundation - www.kidney.org
• National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse - http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov
• American Kidney Fund - www.kidneyfund.org

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Resources - kidney disease

Updated: 4/2/2012

Reviewed by: Jennifer K. Mannheim, ARNP, Medical Staff, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Seattle Children’s Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

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