Introduction to the duties of End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Network 13.

The Forum of ESRD (End-stage Renal Disease) Networks advocates for the organizations that monitor the quality of chronic kidney disease, dialysis and kidney transplant care in the United States.

The End Stage Renal Disease Network of Texas is to support quality dialysis and kidney transplant healthcare through patient services, education, quality improvement and data exchange.

The National Library of Medicine (NLM), on the campus of NIH in Bethesda, Maryland, is the world's largest medical library. It collects materials in all major areas of the health sciences and to a lesser degree in such areas as chemistry, physics, botany and zoology. The collections stand at 5 million items--books, journals, technical reports, manuscripts, microfilms, photographs and images. Housed within the Library is one of the world's finest medical history collections of old (pre-1914) and rare medical texts, manuscripts, and incunabula.

US federal agency which administers Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program. Provides information for health professionals, regional governments, and consumers.

The mission of American Kidney Fund is to fight kidney disease, kidney failure, kidney stones through direct financial support to kidney patients in need, health education and prevention efforts.