Coronary artery calcification and cardiovascular mortality in predialysis patients

Kidney International

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 258-

  Russo, Domenico ^a   Morrone, Luigi ^b   Russo, Luigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b G RUMMO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERY CALCIFICATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY; DIALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; LETTER; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL;

EID: 78650881415     PISSN: 00852538     EISSN: 15231755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ki.2010.405     Document Type: Letter

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