Chronic kidney disease profoundly impacts quality of life

Friday, July 31, 2009 - 07:07 in Health & Medicine

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) can significantly lessen patients' quality of life, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN). Certain types of patients -- women, diabetics, and those with a history of heart complications -- are most affected.

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