American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 55, Issue 5 , Pages 856-866 , May 2010

Prevalence and Risk Factors for CKD in Spouses and Relatives of Hemodialysis Patients

  • Jer-Chia Tsai, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Faculty of Renal Care, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  • Szu-Chia Chen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Shang-Jyh Hwang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Faculty of Renal Care, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Jer-Ming Chang, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Faculty of Renal Care, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Ming-Yen Lin, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Hung-Chun Chen, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Faculty of Renal Care, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Hung-Chun Chen, MD, PhD, Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, 100 Shih-Chuan 1st Rd, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan

Received 18 May 2009 ,Accepted 11 December 2009.

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 Originally published online as doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2009.12.021 on February 16, 2010.

PII: S0272-6386(09)01659-X

doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2009.12.021

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 55, Issue 5 , Pages 856-866 , May 2010

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