American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 49, Issue 1 , Pages 37-45 , January 2007

The Impact of Reclassifying Moderate CKD as a Coronary Heart Disease Risk Equivalent on the Number of US Adults Recommended Lipid-Lowering Treatment

Received 27 June 2006 ,Accepted 27 September 2006.

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 Originally published online as doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2006.09.017 on December 1, 2006.Support: None. Potential conflicts of interest: None.

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doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2006.09.017

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 49, Issue 1 , Pages 37-45 , January 2007

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