End-Stage Renal Disease ⋆ Health Psychology ⋆ Lifestyle
According to statistics reported in the U. S. Renal Data System for the year 2000,* just under 379,000 Americans suffered from end-stage renal disease (ESRD), which required renal-replacement therapy. The leading causes of ESRD in the United States are diabetes, which accounts for 35 percent of all American cases, and hypertension, which accounts for 23