Geriatric Nephrology and Urology-1989

New horizons in geriatric urology

As the human life-span grows longer with developments in modern medicine and the birth rate slows, the rapid aging of the world population has become a major global demographic trend [1]. Korea is no exception. According to the National Statistics Office, the Korean population over the age of 65 years in 2014 accounted for 12.7% of the total population [2]. This figure increased more than twice...

Geriatric Nephrology: Its Principles and Aims

A visit to Mansoura Urology & Nephrology Center, Mansoura, Egypt

I was delighted to have been accepted to visit and work in the urology unit at Mansoura. Professor Ahmed Shokeir, a true gentleman, confirmed my visit details, and made me feel very welcome and part of the team. This was not my first fellowship; I had previously worked in St. Augustine, in the robotic unit at Bordeaux, with Richard Gaston and Thierry Piechaud, and had visited Professor Gill’s d...

Profile and scientific production of CNPq researchers in Nephrology and Urology.

OBJECTIVE This study aimed at evaluating the profile and scientific production of researchers in Nephrology and Urology, receiving grants in the area of Clinical Medicine from the Brazilian National Research Council. METHODS The standardized online curriculum vitae (Curriculum Lattes) of 39 researchers in Medicine receiving grants in the 2006-2008 triennium were included in the analysis. The ...

Factors associated with the Journal Impact Factor (JIF) for Urology and Nephrology Journals

PURPOSE The Journal Impact Factor (JIF) is an index used to compare a journal's quality among academic journals and it is commonly used as a proxy for journal quality. We sought to examine the JIF in order to elucidate the main predictors of the index while generating awareness among scientific community regarding need to modify the index calculation in the attempt to turn it more accurate. M...