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The impact of the Russian–Ukrainian war for people with chronic diseases

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People with chronic diseases are at high risk of becoming innocent victims of the Russian–Ukrainian war, owing to interruption of their health care. More than 10 million Ukrainian people have left their homes and almost 5 million have left the country. Provision of kidney care for these refugees is an emerging challenge.

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  1. Nephrologie, Centre Hospitalier Le Mans, Le Mans, France

    Giorgina B. Piccoli

  2. Division of Nephrology, Santa Chiara Hospital, APSS, Trento, Italy

    Giuliano Brunori

  3. Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy

    Loreto Gesualdo

  4. Division of Nephrology, Hypertension, and Kidney Transplantation, University of California Irvine (UCI) Colleague of Health Sciences, Irvine, CA, USA

    Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh

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Piccoli, G.B., Brunori, G., Gesualdo, L. et al. The impact of the Russian–Ukrainian war for people with chronic diseases. Nat Rev Nephrol 18, 411–412 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41581-022-00574-z

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