Chronic renal failure: A cardiovascular risk factor
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[Renal disease as a cardiovascular risk factor].
Mailing Address: Roberto Jorge da Silva Franco • Rua Carlos Guadanini, 1805 18610-120 – Botucatu, SP Brazil E-mail: [email protected] An estimated 10% of the American population has some degree of renal disease, although asymptomatic. In Brazil, no data are available on the prevalence of chronic renal disease. A number of studies show a direct and close relationship between the degree of re...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Kidney International
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0085-2538
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1755.2005.09906.x