title: Asian leadership in chronic kidney disease.
abstract: Asian Pacific countries include those with the highest incidence of renal failure in the world, the richest and poorest economies and unparalleled diversity of economy, culture and geography. From this come many challenges, but also a strong basis for the introduction of strategies to combat renal diseases. With a rapidly developing scientific community, Asia needs to accept the challenge of becoming a global leader in nephrology in the near future.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia. gavin.becker@mh.org.au
authors.forename: Gavin J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Becker
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology; D009398:Nephrology / Q000379:methods; D015995:Prevalence; D011634:Public Health