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Cardiovascular disease history and β-blocker prescription patterns among Japanese and American patients with CKD: a cross-sectional study of the CRIC and CKD-JAC studies
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major complication in individuals with chronic kidney disease (CKD). In Japan, the incidence of CVD among persons with CKD is lower than that in the United States. Although va...
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Open AccessInternational Network of Chronic Kidney Disease cohort studies (iNET-CKD): a global network of chronic kidney disease cohorts
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a global health burden, yet it is still underrepresented within public health agendas in many countries. Studies focusing on the natural history of CKD are challenging to design...
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Open AccessBurden of chronic kidney disease in resource-limited settings from Peru: a population-based study
The silent progression of chronic kidney diseases (CKD) and its association with other chronic diseases, and high treatment costs make it a great public health concern worldwide. The population burden of CKD i...
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Open AccessSampling and pyrosequencing methods for characterizing bacterial communities in the human gut using 16S sequence tags
Intense interest centers on the role of the human gut microbiome in health and disease, but optimal methods for analysis are still under development. Here we present a study of methods for surveying bacterial ...
