TY - JOUR T1 - Preventing kidney failure: Primary care physicians must intervene earlier JF - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine JO - Cleve Clin J Med SP - 337 LP - 344 VL - 70 IS - 4 AU - Christopher J. Hebert Y1 - 2003/04/01 UR - http://www.ccjm.org/content/70/4/337.abstract N2 - Mild chronic kidney disease often goes unnoticed until a substantial loss of renal function has occurred. Given the increasing incidence of chronic kidney disease, primary care physicians play a critical role in the early evaluation and intervention of patients at risk. This article discusses the key steps, with emphasis on patients with mild disease due to diabetes or hypertension. ER -