World Kidney Forum

The World Kidney Forum is a recurring feature overseen by Feature Editor John T. Harrington, MD. Each article in the series is a narrative review that explores the socioeconomic, geopolitical, ethical, and historical issues related to kidney disease and the wider world of nephrology.

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Accountable Care Organizations and ESRD: The Time Has Come

May 2012 (Vol. 59 | No. 5 | Pages 724-733)

Allen R. Nissenson, Franklin W. Maddux, Ruben L. Velez, Tracy J. Mayne, Jess Parks et al. Full-length article

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Erich Frank (1884-1957): Unsung Pioneer in Nephrology

October 2011 (Vol. 58 | No. 4 | Pages 654-665)

Mehmet Sukru Sever, Arin Namal, Garabed Eknoyan Full-length article

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654-665
IgA Nephropathy: Progress Before and Since Berger

August 2011 (Vol. 58 | No. 2 | Pages 310-319)

John Feehally, J. Stewart Cameron Full-length article

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Nephrological Excerpts From the Encyclopédie of Diderot and d'Alembert

May 2011 (Vol. 57 | No. 5 | Pages 788-798)

Natale Gaspare De Santo, Massimo Cirillo, Carmela Bisaccia, Gabriel Richet, Garabed Eknoyan et al. Full-length article

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788-798
Early Dialysis in Britain: Leeds and Beyond

March 2011 (Vol. 57 | No. 3 | Pages 508-515)

John H. Turney, Christopher R. Blagg, John V. Pickstone Full-length article

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508-515
A History of Diabetes Insipidus: Paving the Road to Internal Water Balance

December 2010 (Vol. 56 | No. 6 | Pages 1175-1183)

Garabed Eknoyan Full-length article

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1175-1183
CKD in Aboriginal Australians

November 2010 (Vol. 56 | No. 5 | Pages 983-993)

Wendy E. Hoy, Priscilla Kincaid-Smith, Michael D. Hughson, Agnes B. Fogo, Rajalingam Sinniah, John Dowling, Terrence Samuel, Susan A. Mott, Rebecca N. Douglas-Denton, John F. Bertram et al. Full-length article

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983-993
The Flame Photometer as Engine of Nephrology: A Biography

August 2010 (Vol. 56 | No. 2 | Pages 379-386)

Steven J. Peitzman Full-length article

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379-386
The Pathogenesis of Idiopathic Membranous Nephropathy: A 50-Year Odyssey

July 2010 (Vol. 56 | No. 1 | Pages 157-167)

Richard J. Glassock Full-length article

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157-167
Renal Research in 19th Century Germany

June 2010 (Vol. 55 | No. 6 | Pages 1121-1129)

Eberhard Ritz, Nadezda Koleganova, August Heidland Full-length article

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1121-1129
Hypertension in the Developing World: Challenges and Opportunities

March 2010 (Vol. 55 | No. 3 | Pages 590-598)

Bharati V. Mittal, Ajay K. Singh Full-length article

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Care of the Undocumented Immigrant in the United States With ESRD

January 2010 (Vol. 55 | No. 1 | Pages 181-191)

G. Adam Campbell, Scott Sanoff, Mitchell H. Rosner Full-length article

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181-191
Organ Trafficking: Global Solutions for a Global Problem

December 2009 (Vol. 54 | No. 6 | Pages 1145-1157)

Tazeen H. Jafar Full-length article

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1145-1157
Dialysis Delivery in Canada and the United States: A View From the Trenches

November 2009 (Vol. 54 | No. 5 | Pages 954-964)

David C. Mendelssohn, Jay B. Wish Full-length article

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Five Decades of Indian Nephrology: A Personal Journey

October 2009 (Vol. 54 | No. 4 | Pages 753-763)

Kirpal S. Chugh Full-length article

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Thirty-six Hippocratic Aphorisms of Nephrologic Interest

July 2009 (Vol. 54 | No. 1 | Pages 143-153)

Athanasios Diamandopoulos, Pavlos Goudas, Dimitrios Oreopoulos Full-length article

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Caring for Kidneys in the Antipodes: How Australia and New Zealand Have Addressed the Challenge of End-Stage Renal Failure

March 2009 (Vol. 53 | No. 3 | Pages 536-545)

Charles R.P. George Full-length article

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CKD and Poverty: A Growing Global Challenge

January 2009 (Vol. 53 | No. 1 | Pages 166-174)

Mohammed P. Hossain, Elizabeth C. Goyder, Jan E. Rigby, Meguid El Nahas Full-length article

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Balkan Nephropathy: Evolution of Our Knowledge

September 2008 (Vol. 52 | No. 3 | Pages 606-616)

Giorgos Bamias, John Boletis Full-length article

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606-616
The History of Renal Transplantation in the Arab World: A View From Saudi Arabia

June 2008 (Vol. 51 | No. 6 | Pages 1033-1046)

Abdulla Ahmed Al Sayyari Full-length article

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1033-1046