Microalbuminurea as an index of brain microvascular dysfunction

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 272, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 34-35

  Wolfson, Leslie ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; COGNITION; EDITORIAL; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HYPERTENSION; IMAGING; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MICROALBUMINURIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; URINARY DYSFUNCTION; WHITE MATTER;

ALBUMINURIA; BRAIN DISEASES; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMANS;

EID: 48349106436     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2008.04.028     Document Type: Editorial

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