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Chronic Kidney Disease and the Aging Population

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Youth, which is forgiven everything, forgives itself nothing: age, which forgives itself everything, is forgiven nothing.

-George Bernard Shaw

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Dr. Tonelli was supported by a Government of Canada research chair in the optimal care of people with chronic kidney disease.

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  1. University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, Canada

    Marcello Tonelli

  2. Catholic University of Parana, Curitiba, Brazil

    Miguel Riella

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Editor’s Note: We are pleased to include the following news item by Drs. Marcello Tonelli and Miguel Riella, who write on behalf of the International Society of Nephrology (ISN) and the International Federation of Kidney Foundations (IFKF). It provides a summary and rationale for World Kidney Day (WKD) 2014. WKD is a global event, and this year’s focus on Chronic Kidney Disease in Older People makes it especially appropriate for inclusion in Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology. JCCG is one of a select group of journals, including all leading nephrology journals, invited to publish this announcement.

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Tonelli, M., Riella, M. Chronic Kidney Disease and the Aging Population. J Cross Cult Gerontol 29, 231–237 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10823-014-9226-9

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