About the Journal
Editors-in-Chief
Ramin Sam, MD, Professor, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, USA. Read more...
Takashi Shigematsu, MD, PhD, Professor, Director of Nephrology & Blood Purification Medicine, Rinku General Medical Center (RGMC), Osaka, Japan. Read more...
ISSN: 1927-1239 print | ISSN: 1927-1247 online | Frequency: Quarterly | Open Access | Aims and Scope
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Current Issue
Vol. 14, No. 2, Nov 2025
Published:
2025-11-07
