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Nephrology in Bolivia

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Like in many regions of Latin America, Bolivia presents major challenges in the capacity of human resources and education in nephrology and variability in access to kidney care. This is a local overview of kidney healthcare challenges and how the role of individuals and the Bolivian Society of Nephrology and Hypertension has impacted the development of nephrology in the country.

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  1. Hospital Obrero No 2 - C.N.S., Universidad Mayor de San Simón, School of Medicine, Cochabamba, Bolivia

    Rolando Claure-Del Granado

  2. NEFRODIAL (CENTRO DEL RIÑON), Cochabamba, Bolivia

    Ricardo Silvestre Arze Arze

  3. Instituto de Nefrología, La Paz, Bolivia

    Raul Plata-Cornejo & Arturo Cornejo-Cordero

  4. Hospital Obrero N° 1 – C.N.S., La Paz, Bolivia

    Abel Lucero Ruiz

  5. Unidad de Atención al Enfermo Renal (UNAER S.R.L.), Cochabamba, Bolivia

    Rolando Claure-Vallejo

  6. Seguro Social Universitario, Cochabamba, Bolivia

    Mauricio Paredes-Fernández

  7. Hospital Infantil “Manuel Ascencio Villarroel”, Cochabamba, Bolivia

    Pablo Dávila-Erquicia

  8. Hospital Obrero No 2 - C.N.S., Cochabamba, Bolivia

    Israel D. Rivas-Salazar

  9. Hospital Elizabeth Seton, Cochabamba, Bolivia

    Maiko A. Tavera-Díaz

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  2. Division of Renal Medicine, CLINTEC, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Stockholms Län, Sweden

    José Carolino Divino-Filho

  3. DIMED - University of Padova, Department Nephrology Dialysis & Transplantation, International Renal Research Institute (IRRIV), San Bortolo Hospital, Vicenza, Italy

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Claure-Del Granado, R. et al. (2021). Nephrology in Bolivia. In: Moura-Neto, J.A., Divino-Filho, J.C., Ronco, C. (eds) Nephrology Worldwide. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-56890-0_9

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