American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 54, Issue 4 , Pages 693-701 , October 2009

Chronobiology of Arterial Hypertension in Hemodialysis Patients: Implications for Home Blood Pressure Monitoring

  • Rajiv Agarwal, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology, Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN
    • Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Rajiv Agarwal, MD, VAMC, 111N, 1481 West 10th St, Indianapolis, IN 46202
    • ,
  • Robert P. Light, BS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology, Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN

Received 28 November 2008 ,Accepted 11 March 2009.

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 Originally published online as doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2009.03.018 on June 11, 2009.

 Trial registration: www.ClinicalTrials.gov; study number: NCT00067665.

PII: S0272-6386(09)00642-8

doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2009.03.018

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 54, Issue 4 , Pages 693-701 , October 2009

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