American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 53, Issue 3 , Pages 438-447 , March 2009

Albuminuria, Cognitive Functioning, and White Matter Hyperintensities in Homebound Elders

  • Daniel E. Weiner, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Daniel E. Weiner, MD, MS, Division of Nephrology, Box #391, Tufts Medical Center, 800 Washington St, Boston, MA 02111
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  • Keith Bartolomei, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Medicine, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA
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  • Tammy Scott, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Psychiatry, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA
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  • Lori Lyn Price, MS

      Affiliations

    • Biostatistics Research Center, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA
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  • John L. Griffith, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Biostatistics Research Center, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA
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  • Irwin Rosenberg, MD

      Affiliations

    • Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston, MA
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  • Andrew S. Levey, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA
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  • Marshal F. Folstein, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Psychiatry, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA
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  • Mark J. Sarnak, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA

Received 27 May 2008 ,Accepted 15 August 2008.

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 Because an author of this manuscript is an editor for AJKD, the peer-review and decision-making processes were handled entirely by an Associate Editor (Katherine Tuttle, MD, Sacred Heart Medical Center) who served as Acting Editor-in-Chief. Details of the journal's procedures for potential editor conflicts are given in the Editorial Policies section of the AJKD website.

 Originally published online as doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.08.022 on December 15, 2008.

PII: S0272-6386(08)01351-6

doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.08.022

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 53, Issue 3 , Pages 438-447 , March 2009

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