Can we simplify the measurement of cardiovascular calcification in patients on hemodialysis?: Commentary

Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 248-249

  Schröder, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTRON BEAM TOMOGRAPHY; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE PRESSURE; RACE DIFFERENCE; ROC CURVE; SHORT SURVEY; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 34247645709     PISSN: 17434297     EISSN: 17434300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpcardio0860     Document Type: Short Survey

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