Cardiovascular risk in dialysis patients: An X-ray vision on vascular calcifications

Kidney International

Volumn 74, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1505-1507

  Adragão, Teresa ^a   Frazão, João M ^b  

^a HOSPITAL DE SANTA CRUZ   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSEL CALCIFICATION; BONE TURNOVER; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERCALCEMIA; HYPERPHOSPHATEMIA; MORTALITY; NOTE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; X RAY ANALYSIS;

EID: 57049122819     PISSN: 00852538     EISSN: 15231755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ki.2008.503     Document Type: Note

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