Kidney Disease Research Updates
Spring/Summer 2007
NKUDIC Answers More Than 8,000 Queries in 2006
The National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NKUDIC) responded to 8,244 inquiries in 2006. About half of the inquiries were from the general public, patients, and their families or friends, while 22 percent were from nurses and dietitians.
Most of the inquiries—4,178—came through online orders. The NKUDIC also responded to 1,962 email messages; 1,462 phone calls; and 397 letters.
The NKUDIC inventory includes 125 publication titles. Last year, the Clearinghouse produced 10 new publications. The most popular Clearinghouse publications were
NIDDK Reference Collection
New items about kidney and urologic diseases are added continuously to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) Reference Collection. More than 2,900 resources in the Reference Collection pertain to kidney and urologic diseases. The chart below depicts the kind of kidney and urologic diseases materials that are available through the Reference Collection.
Kidney and Urologic Diseases Materials Available From the NIDDK Reference Collection
NIH Publication No. 07–4531
June 2007
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