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National Kidney Foundation Urges Americans: Get Checked Out for Kidney Disease
New York, NY
March 1 , 2003
More than 20 million Americans have chronic kidney disease, and another 20 million more are at risk, according to the National Kidney Foundation (NKF). Most are not even aware of this potential health threat. During March, National Kidney Month, the NKF urges all Americans, especially those at risk, to get tested for kidney disease.