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    Risk factors and their interaction on chronic kidney disease: A multi-centre case control study in Taiwan

    Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is highly prevalent in Taiwan. More than two-thirds of end-stage renal disease is associated with diabetes mellitus (DM) or hypertension (HTN). Therefore, the formulation of a spec...

    Sui-Lung Su, Chin Lin, SenYeong Kao, Chia-Chao Wu, Kuo-Cheng Lu in BMC Nephrology (2015)

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    Effect of oral ferric citrate on serum phosphorus in hemodialysis patients: multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study

    Hyperphosphatemia is a common complication in dialysis patients that can be treated by oral phosphate binders. We investigated the efficacy and safety of oral ferric citrate as a phosphate binder for Taiwanese...

    Chien-Te Lee, I-Wen Wu, Shou-Shan Chiang, Yu-Sen Peng in Journal of Nephrology (2015)

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    The risk of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in patients treated with hemodialysis: a population-based cohort study

    There are no prior studies that have estimated the risk of upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) among the dialysis population relative to the general population. The aim of this study was to examine the risk...

    Chien-Chun Kuo, Hsin-Wei Kuo, I-Ming Lee, Chien-Te Lee, Chun-Yuh Yang in BMC Nephrology (2013)

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    A potential salvage therapy for refractory renal cyst infection in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease

    Chih-Chao Yang, Feng-Rong Chuang, **-Bor Chen in Clinical and Experimental Nephrology (2012)