title: American Society of Nephrology Presidential Address 2006: chronic kidney disease as a public health threat--new strategy for a growing problem.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1052, USA. tdubose@wfubmc.edu
authors.forename: Thomas D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: DuBose
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D017281:Cost of Illness; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D011634:Public Health