title: The message for World Kidney Day 2009: hypertension and kidney disease-a marriage that should be prevented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Hypertensive Diseases Unit, Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA. angela@worldkidneyday.org
authors.forename: George L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Bakris
authors.forename: Eberhard
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ritz
mesh_terms: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D006266:Health Education; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011322:Primary Prevention
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents