title: Reply to the comments on "progression of stages 3b to 5 chronic kidney disease--preliminary results of Taiwan National Pre-ESRD Disease Management Program in Southern Taiwan" by Chen et al.
authors.affiliation: Bureau of National Health Insurance, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chun-Mei
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: Graduate Institute of Health Policy and Management, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Ming-Chin
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Shang-Jyh
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng-Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan. Electronic address: jmsung@mail.ncku.ewdu.tw.
authors.forename: Junne-Ming
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Sung
mesh_terms: D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D051436:Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy*