American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 51, Issue 4 , Pages 584-593 , April 2008

Kidney Function and Progression of Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in a Community Study

  • Angela M. Desbien, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO
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  • Michel Chonchol, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO
    • Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Michel Chonchol, MD, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, Box C-281, Denver, CO 80262.
    • ,
  • Hannes Gnahn, MD

      Affiliations

    • INVADE Study Group, Ebersberg, Munich, Germany
    • ,
  • Dirk Sander, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.

Received 15 June 2007 ,Accepted 28 November 2007.

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 Originally published online as doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2007.11.026 on February 25, 2008.

PII: S0272-6386(07)01612-5

doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2007.11.026

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 51, Issue 4 , Pages 584-593 , April 2008

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