American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 49, Issue 6 , Pages 753-762 , June 2007

Pregnancy in CKD Stages 3 to 5: Fetal and Maternal Outcomes

  • Enrico Imbasciati, MD

      Affiliations

    • Renal Unit, Ospedale di Lodi, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Enrico Imbasciati, MD, Via Vittadini 9, 20136 Milano, Italy.
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  • Gina Gregorini, MD

      Affiliations

    • Divisione di Nefrologia Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy
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  • Gianfranca Cabiddu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Divisione di Nefrologia, Ospedale S. Michele, Cagliari, Italy
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  • Linda Gammaro, MD

      Affiliations

    • ULSS20, Ospedale S. Bonifacio Verona, Italy
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  • Giancarlo Ambroso, MD

      Affiliations

    • Divisione di Nefrologia IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore, Milano, Italy
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  • Antonio Del Giudice, MD

      Affiliations

    • Divisione di Nefrologia, IRCCS Casa di Sollievo della Sofferenza S. Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
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  • Pietro Ravani, MD

      Affiliations

    • Divisione di Nefrologia Azienda Istituti Ospitalieri di Cremona, Italy
    • Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Health Sciences Centre, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada.
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  • Collaborative Group “Rene e Gravidanza” of the Società Italiana di Nefrologia

Received 20 October 2006 ,Accepted 27 March 2007.

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 Support: P.R. holds a young investigator award from the Italian Society of Nephrology for 2005 to 2006 and received funding from the European Union (Marie Curie Actions-OIF, proposal #021676) for 2006 to 2007. Potential conflicts of interest: None.

PII: S0272-6386(07)00692-0

doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2007.03.022

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 49, Issue 6 , Pages 753-762 , June 2007

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