title: The message for World Kidney Day 2009: hypertension and kidney disease--a marriage that should be prevented.
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Bakris
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ritz
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D014943:Global Health; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D011322:Primary Prevention; D012307:Risk Factors