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    Kidney Failure the Silent Killer
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    Kidney Failure the Silent Killer

    By Marlize Schmidt

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    About this ebook

    My partner has Kidney Failure. He had high blood pressure for a while and within a few months he got worse and was diagnosed with end-stage renal disease (kidney failure). Kidney failure is a life threatening disease and on the increase all over the World. Learn more all about Kidney Failure in this book. "A Life With Kidney Failure Within a Family" covers the impact Kidney Failure had on my family.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLulu.com
    Release dateMar 12, 2013
    ISBN9781300088165
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