Open AccessAsian Leadership in Chronic Kidney Disease
Author(s) -
Gavin J. Becker
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of korean medical science/journal of korean medical science
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.743
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1598-6357
pISSN - 1011-8934
DOI - 10.3346/jkms.2009.24.s1.s3
Subject(s) - incidence (geometry) , nephrology , diversity (politics) , kidney disease , development economics , disease , economic growth , medicine , political science , intensive care medicine , socioeconomics , sociology , economics , law , physics , optics
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.