The following organizations are good resources for information on kidney disease:
- American Geriatrics Society -- www.healthinaging.org/a-z-topic/kidney-problems
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) -- www.cdc.gov/kidney-disease/about/
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases -- 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
Review Date 1/1/2025
Updated by: Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Clinical Professor Emeritus, Department of Family Medicine, UW Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA. Also reviewed by David C. Dugdale, MD, Medical Director, Brenda Conaway, Editorial Director, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.