American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 52, Issue 2 , Pages 227-234 , August 2008

Kidney Function and Cognitive Impairment in US Adults: The Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) Study

  • Manjula Kurella Tamura, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Manjula Kurella Tamura, MD, MPH, Ste 430 Laurel Heights, University of California, San Francisco, CA.
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  • Virginia Wadley, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gerontology, Geriatrics, and Palliative Care, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
    • Birmingham/Atlanta VA Geriatric, Research, Education and Clinical Center, Birmingham, AL
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  • Kristine Yaffe, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
    • Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, CA
    • Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, CA
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  • Leslie A. McClure, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
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  • George Howard, DrPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
    • ,
  • Rodney Go, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
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  • Richard M. Allman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gerontology, Geriatrics, and Palliative Care, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
    • Birmingham/Atlanta VA Geriatric, Research, Education and Clinical Center, Birmingham, AL
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  • David G. Warnock, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
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  • William McClellan, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
    • Emory University School of Medicine, Renal Division, Atlanta, GA.

Received 8 August 2007 ,Accepted 12 May 2008.

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 Originally published online as doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.05.004 on June 27, 2008.

PII: S0272-6386(08)00877-9

doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.05.004

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 52, Issue 2 , Pages 227-234 , August 2008

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