Slowing renal function decline in chronic kidney disease patients after nephrology referral

Nephrology

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 730-736

  Chen, Szu Chia ^a,b   Chang, Jer Ming ^a,b,c   Chou, Ming Chin ^a   Lin, Ming Yen ^b   Chen, Jui Hsin ^a   Sun, Jia Hui ^b   Guh, Jinn Yuh ^b,c   Hwang, Shang Jyh ^b,c   Chen, Hung Chun ^b,c  

^a KAOHSIUNG MUNICIPAL HSIAO KANG HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chronic kidney disease; Estimated glomerular filtration rate; Nephrology referral

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN 2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; CHOLESTEROL; CREATININE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHOLESTEROL; CHRONIC DISEASE; CREATININE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHROLOGY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; TAIWAN; TIME FACTORS; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 58149138918     PISSN: 13205358     EISSN: 14401797     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1797.2008.01023.x     Document Type: Article

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