title: Chronic kidney disease. Avoiding the point of no return.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Richmond, Va., USA.
authors.forename: Ann
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Compton
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology