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PEREZ-OLIVA, J.F et al. The World Kidney Day and the nephrology in Cuba: Treat something more than the kidney disease. Rev haban cienc méd [online]. 2007, vol.6, n.2, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1729-519X.

The kidney disease is common, harmful, and treatable. The journeys for the World Kidney Day call to action the physician, nurses, scientist, experts and government, not only nephrologists and patients, in this way. In this article is analysed the development of the nephrology in Cuba and the relation between the chronic kidney disease with other non-communicable disease with endothelial damage and her treatment for reduced the morbidity and mortality cardiovascular

Palavras-chave : Chronic kidney disease; World Kidney Day; Development of the nephrology in Cuba; Non-communicable disease with endothelial damage.