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Resource Links
The following web sites contain helpful information regarding kidney disease and its related diseases.
National Kidney Foundation
www.kidney.org
By far the most comprehensive web site for kidney disease information.
CyberNephrology
www.cybernephrology.org
The mission statement of the cyberNephrologyTM Project is to consolidate the ever-increasing resources and technologies available on the Internet, to provide the greatest possible access to he most current medical information, to ensure the best in professional education and to improve the health and well-being of individuals and families affected by kidney and urinary tract diseases.
End Stage Renal Disease Networks
www.esrdnetworks.org
The ESRD Networks provide a cost effective mechanism to ensure the most efficient use of Medicare dollars for dialysis treatment and kidney transplantation through monitoring quality of care indicators and maintaining timely, complete data on the ESRD program.
The Nephron Information Center
www.nephron.com
Nephrons are the cells in your kidney. The Nephron Information Center is a dynamic site designed as a tool to help the public, the patient and the physician advance their knowledge and better understand kidney disease.
American Diabetes Association
www.diabetes.org
The American Diabetes Association is the nation's leading nonprofit health organization providing diabetes research, information and advocacy.
American Heart Association
www.americanheart.org
Information regarding high blood pressure and heart disease, and its effects on your kidneys.
The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
www.niddk.nih.gov/health/kidney/kidney.htm
The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases conducts and supports research on many of the most serious diseases affecting public health. In addition, they are a great source of information for the general public and health professionals.
National Kidney Disease Education Program
www.nkdep.nih.gov
NKDEP is a program of the National Institutes of Health to reduce the deaths and disabilities from kidney disease and its complications.
If you have links that you believe should be included here, please email us.
Thank you,
National Kidney Foundation of Louisiana
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