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Kidney disease - resources

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Kidney disease - resources

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

American Geriatrics Society's Health in Aging Foundation -- www.healthinaging.org/a-z-topic/kidney-problems
American Kidney Fund -- www.kidneyfund.org
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- www.cdc.gov/kidney-disease/about/
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease -- www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/kidney-disease
National Kidney Foundation -- www.kidney.org
US National Library of Medicine, MedlinePlus -- medlineplus.gov/kidneydiseases.html

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Resources - kidney disease

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Kidney anatomy

Review Date 2/5/2023

Updated by: Jennifer K. Mannheim, ARNP, Medical Staff, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA. Also reviewed by David C. Dugdale, MD, Medical Director, Brenda Conaway, Editorial Director, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.