nefrНефрологияNephrology (Saint-Petersburg)1561-62742541-9439Pavlov First Saint-Petersburg State Medical University10.24884/1561-6274-2005-9-3-7-15nefr-643Research ArticleПЕРЕДОВАЯ СТАТЬЯLEADING ARTICLEКАРДИО-РЕНАЛЬНЫЙ КОНТИНУУМ: ПАТОГЕНЕТИЧЕСКИЕ ОСНОВЫ ПРЕВЕНТИВНОЙ НЕФРОЛОГИИCARDIORENAL CONTINUUM, PATHOGENETICAL GROUNDS OF PREVENTIVE NEPHROLOGYСмирновА. В.SmirnovA. V.

Кафедра пропедевтики внутренних болезней

ДобронравовВ. А.DobronravovV. A.

Кафедра пропедевтики внутренних болезней

КаюковИ. Г.KayukovI. G.

Кафедра пропедевтики внутренних болезней

Научно исследовательский институт нефрологии, Санкт Петербургский государственный медицинский университет им. акад. И.П. ПавловаRussian Federation20051003200593715Copyright © Смирнов А.В., Добронравов В.А., Каюков И.Г., 20052005Смирнов А.В., Добронравов В.А., Каюков И.Г.Smirnov A.V., Dobronravov V.A., Kayukov I.G.Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://journal.nephrolog.ru/jour/article/view/643

Кардио-ренальный континуум: патогенетические основы превентивной нефрологии.

Cardiorenal continuum, pathogenetical grounds of preventive nephrology.

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