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Edited by Juan F. Macías Núñez, J. Stewart Cameron, and Dimitrios G. Oreopoulos. 553 pp., illustrated. New York, Springer, 2008. $179. ISBN 978-0-387-72658-8.

In the past half-century, life expectancy has increased considerably. As a result, we need to develop a more comprehensive understanding of aging than we have now. Whether in health or in disease, age affects many parts of the body — including the kidneys — and this book, The Aging Kidney in Health and Disease, delves deeply into these matters in a well-organized and readable fashion. It gives readers an overview of the physiology and pathology of the kidney during the aging process.

The initial chapters review the biologic and physiological events that accompany the aging process in healthy kidneys. Discussions . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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