- ►asnjournals.org E Ejerblad, CM Fored, P Lindblad, J Fryzek, … - Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 2006 - Am Soc Nephrol Few large-scale epidemiologic studies have quantified the possible link between
obesity and chronic renal failure (CRF). This study analyzed anthropometric data
from a nationwide, population-based, case-control study of incident, ... Cited by 78 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 8 versions
- ►asnjournals.org IM Wahba, RH Mak - Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 2007 - Am Soc Nephrol There is an epidemic of obesity and the metabolic syndrome in the United States
and across the world. Both entities are associated with high mortality, mainly
as a result of cardiovascular disease. The epidemic of obesity has been ... Cited by 43 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
DA Mandelbrot, M Pavlakis, GM Danovitch, … - American Journal of Transplantation, 2007 - pt.wkhealth.com The use of living donors for kidney transplantation in the United States is
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MW Taal, BM Brenner - Kidney international, 2006 - nature.com Epidemiological studies have raised awareness of the problem of undiagnosed
chronic kidney disease (CKD) and suggest that early identification and treatment
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- ►asnjournals.org AM O'Hare, AI Choi, D Bertenthal, P … - Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 2007 - Am Soc Nephrol Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is common among the elderly. However, little is
known about how the clinical implications of CKD vary with age. We examined the
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EA Francischetti, VA Genelhu - International journal of clinical practice, 2007 - wolfdesign.it Hypertension is an important public health problem in different regions of the
world because of its high prevalence and concomitant risks of cardiovascular and
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- ►asnjournals.org R de Mutsert, MB Snijder, F van der Sman-de … - Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 2007 - Am Soc Nephrol The association of body mass index (BMI) with mortality in hemodialysis patients
has been found to be reversed in comparison with the general population. This
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EB Ekong, BG Jaar, VM Weaver - Kidney international, 2006 - nature.com Chronic kidney disease (CKD) represents a major global public health concern.
Efforts to prevent and/or slow progression of CKD are essential. Lead
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K Kalantar-Zadeh, J Kopple - Contributions to nephrology, 2006 - content.karger.com Wolf G (ed): Obesity and the Kidney. Contrib Nephrol. Basel, Karger, 2006, vol
151, pp 57–69 ... Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Los Angeles
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A Serra, R Romero, D Lopez, M Navarro, A … - Kidney International, 2008 - nature.com We studied the glomerular architecture in renal biopsies of 95 patients
undergoing bariatric surgery for extreme obesity but whose renal function was
normal. The comparison group was 40 control patients having protocol ... Cited by 29 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 3 versions
