title: A multibillion dollar industry, but not for poor countries.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, State University of New York, Health Science Center at Brooklyn, 450 Clarkson Ave, Box 52, Brooklyn, NY 11230, USA.
authors.forename: Willem J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Kolff
mesh_terms: D003906:Developing Countries; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007688:Kidneys, Artificial / Q000191:economics / Q000266:history*; D009426:Netherlands; D051437:Renal Insufficiency / Q000266:history* / Q000628:therapy