American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 52, Issue 6 , Pages 1070-1078 , December 2008

Birth Weight and Stages of CKD: A Case-Control Study in an Australian Population

  • Isa Al Salmi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Chronic Disease, The University of Queensland, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Isa Al Salmi, Clinical Science Bldg, The Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital, Herston, Brisbane, QLD 4029, Australia
    • ,
  • Wendy E. Hoy, FRACP

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Chronic Disease, The University of Queensland, Australia
    • ,
  • Srinivas Kondalsamy-Chennakes, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Chronic Disease, The University of Queensland, Australia
    • ,
  • Zhiqiang Wang, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Chronic Disease, The University of Queensland, Australia
    • ,
  • Helen Healy, FRACP

      Affiliations

    • Renal Medicine, The Royal Brisbane Women's Hospital, Australia
    • ,
  • Jonathan E. Shaw, MD

      Affiliations

    • International Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia

Received 31 December 2007 ,Accepted 23 April 2008.

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 Originally published online as doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.04.028 on July 18, 2008.

PII: S0272-6386(08)00890-1

doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.04.028

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 52, Issue 6 , Pages 1070-1078 , December 2008

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