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BMC Nephrology is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis and management of kidney and associated disorders, as well as related molecular genetics, pathophysiology, and epidemiology.
BMC Nephrology (ISSN 1471-2369) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, MEDLINE, CAS, Scopus, EMBASE and Google Scholar.
BMC Nephrology 2008, 9 :5
Although health insurance claims should be a rich vein of information on disease epidemiology, comparison of lab tests and claims for patients diagnosed with hyponatremia reveals that ICD-9 codes are insensitive even in severe cases.
BMC Nephrology 2008, 9 :3
A systematic review finds that patients with chronic kidney disease are more often referred late if they are older, non-white, and have multiple comorbidities, with poor communication between doctors contributing to delays.
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Comparative mortality of hemodialysis patients at for-profit and not-for-profit dialysis facilities in the United States, 1998 to 2003: A retrospective analysis Robert N Foley, Qiao Fan, Jiannong Liu, David T Gilbertson, Eric D Weinhandl, Shu-Cheng Chen, Allan J Collins BMC Nephrology 2008, 9 :6 (26 June 2008) [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Sensitivity of International Classification of Diseases codes for hyponatremia among commercially insured outpatients in the United States Alisa M Shea, Lesley H Curtis, Lynda A Szczech, Kevin A Schulman BMC Nephrology 2008, 9 :5 (18 June 2008) [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The L ipid lowering and O nset of R enal D isease (LORD) Trial: A randomized double blind placebo controlled trial assessing the effect of atorvastatin on the progression of kidney disease Robert G Fassett, Madeleine J Ball, Iain K Robertson, Dominic P Geraghty, Jeff S Coombes BMC Nephrology 2008, 9 :4 (18 March 2008) [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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A systematic review of patient and health system characteristics associated with late referral in chronic kidney disease Sankar D Navaneethan, Sarah Aloudat, Sonal Singh BMC Nephrology 2008, 9 :3 (25 February 2008) [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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A systematic review of the prevalence and determinants of nonadherence to phosphate binding medication in patients with end-stage renal disease Christina Karamanidou, Jane Clatworthy, John Weinman, Rob Horne BMC Nephrology 2008, 9 :2 (31 January 2008) [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Prevalence and determinants of microalbuminuria among diabetic patients in the United Arab Emirates Fatma Al-Maskari, Mohammed El-Sadig, Enyioma Obineche BMC Nephrology 2008, 9 :1 (29 January 2008) [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Analgesics use and ESRD in younger age: a case-control study Fokke J van der Woude, Lothar AJ Heinemann, Helmut Graf, Michael Lewis, Sabine Moehner, Anita Assmann, Doerthe K hl-Habich BMC Nephrology 2007, 8 :15 (5 December 2007) [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Prognosis and serum creatinine levels in acute renal failure at the time of nephrology consultation: an observational cohort study Jose Ramon Perez-Valdivieso, Maira Bes-Rastrollo, Pablo Monedero, Jokin de Irala, Francisco Javier Lavilla BMC Nephrology 2007, 8 :14 (26 September 2007) [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Clinical proof-of-concept trial to assess the therapeutic effect of sirolimus in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease: SUISSE ADPKD study Andreas L Serra, Andreas D Kistler, Diane Poster, Marian Struker, Rudolf P W thrich, Dominik Weishaupt, Frank Tschirch BMC Nephrology 2007, 8 :13 (15 September 2007) [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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p21 is decreased in polycystic kidney disease and leads to increased epithelial cell cycle progression: roscovitine augments p21 levels Jin-Young Park, William E Schutzer, Jessie N Lindsley, Susan P Bagby, Terry T Oyama, Sharon Anderson, Robert H Weiss BMC Nephrology 2007, 8 :12 (22 August 2007) [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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