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CKD-mineral and bone disorder and risk of death and cardiovascular hospitalization in patients on hemodialysis.
Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN - 1 Dec 2013
Block Geoffrey A, Kilpatrick Ryan D, Lowe Kimberly A, Wang Wenli, Danese Mark D
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Parathyroid hormone, calcium, and phosphate have been independently associated with cardiovascular event risk. Because these parameters may be on the same causal pathway and have been proposed as quality measures, an integrated approach to estimating event risks is needed. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS: Prevalent dialysis patients were followed from August 31, 2005 to...
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