title: History of the National Kidney Foundation.
abstract: Stimulated by a mother's desire to find a cure for her child's disease, the National Kidney Foundation has grown from a small local group of interested lay persons and medical professionals Into a major national organization with affiliates around the country and national and International programming in renal research funding, patient and family services, public and professional education, and public policy advocacy.
authors.affiliation: St Louis VA Medical Center and St Louis University School of Medicine, MO 63106, USA. WENDY.BROWN@MED.VA.GOV
authors.forename: W W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000266:history*; D009939:Organizations, Nonprofit / Q000266:history* / Q000458:organization & administration; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000266:history; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000266:history; D012109:Research Support as Topic / Q000266:history; D012944:Social Support; D014481:United States; D014838:Volunteers / Q000266:history