American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 50, Issue 1 , Pages 98-107 , July 2007

High Prevalence of Leukoaraiosis in Cerebral Magnetic Resonance Images of Patients on Peritoneal Dialysis

  • Chan-Duck Kim, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu
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  • Hui-Joong Lee, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu
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  • Dae-Joong Kim, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • College of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul
    • Corresponding Author InformationDae-Joong Kim, MD, PhD, Division of Nephrology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
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  • Beom-Seok Kim, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul
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  • Sug-Kyun Shin, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • NIHC Ilsan Hospital, Goyang
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  • Jun-Young Do, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Yeungnam University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
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  • Min-Hwa Jang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu
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  • Sun-Hee Park, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu
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  • Yong-Sun Kim, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu
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  • Yong-Lim Kim, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Yong-Lim Kim, MD, PhD, Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Korea.

Received 2 November 2006 ,Accepted 22 March 2007.

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PII: S0272-6386(07)00653-1

doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2007.03.019

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 50, Issue 1 , Pages 98-107 , July 2007

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