Renal disease screening

a potential tool for reducing health inequity

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  • Paulo Andrade Lotufo Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo

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Paulo Andrade Lotufo, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo

MD, DrPH. Full Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP), São Paulo, Brazil.

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2016-02-04

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Lotufo PA. Renal disease screening: a potential tool for reducing health inequity. Sao Paulo Med J [Internet]. 2016 Feb. 4 [cited 2025 Mar. 9];134(1):1-2. Available from: https://periodicosapm.emnuvens.com.br/spmj/article/view/926

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