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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 :9
In an ethnically diverse cohort, serum levels of cystatin C are correlated with inflammatory and procoagulant markers at all stages of kidney dysfunction, while creatinine-based estimated glomerular filtration rates show a similar association with chronic kidney disease.
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Intradialytic versus home based exercise training in hemodialysis patients: a randomised controlled trial
Kirsten P Koh, Robert G Fassett, James E Sharman, Jeff S Coombes, Andrew D Williams BMC Nephrology 2009, 10 :2 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Preventing AVF thrombosis: The rationale and design of the Omega-3 fatty acids (Fish Oils) and Aspirin in Vascular access OUtcomes in REnal Disease (FAVOURED) study Ashley Irish, Gursharan Dogra, Trevor Mori, Elaine Beller, Stephane Heritier, Carmel Hawley, Peter Kerr, Amanda Robertson, Johan Rosman, Peta-Anne Paul-Brent, Melissa Starfield, Kevan Polkinghorne, Alan Cass BMC Nephrology 2009, 10 :1 (21 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The association between renal function and structural parameters: a pig study Anders B L BMC Nephrology 2008, 9 :18 (23 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Astaxanthin vs placebo on arterial stiffness, oxidative stress and inflammation in renal transplant patients (Xanthin): a randomised controlled trial Robert G Fassett, Helen Healy, Ritza Driver, Iain K Robertson, Dominic P Geraghty, James E Sharman, Jeff S Coombes BMC Nephrology 2008, 9 :17 (18 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Optimal and continuous anaemia control in a cohort of dialysis patients in Switzerland Claudine M Mathieu, Daniel Teta, Nathalie L BMC Nephrology 2008, 9 :16 (11 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Arterial line pressure control enhanced extracorporeal blood flow prescription in hemodialysis patients Franklin G Mora-Bravo, Alfonso Mariscal, Juan P Herrera BMC Nephrology 2008, 9 :15 (24 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Quality of life, mental health and health beliefs in haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patients: Investigating differences in early and later years of current treatment M Ginieri-Coccossis, P Theofilou, C Synodinou, V Tomaras, C Soldatos BMC Nephrology 2008, 9 :14 (14 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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NPHS2 variation in focal and segmental glomerulosclerosisStephen J Tonna, Alexander Needham, Krishna Polu, Andrea Uscinski, Gerald B Appel, Ronald J Falk, Avi Katz, Salah Al-Waheeb, Bernard S Kaplan, George Jerums, Judy Savige, Jennifer Harmon, Kang Zhang, Gary C Curhan, Martin R Pollak BMC Nephrology 2008, 9 :13 (29 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Familial hypomagnesaemia with hypercalciuria and nephrocalcinosis (FHHNC): Compound heterozygous mutation in the claudin 16 (CLDN16 ) gene Geeta Hampson, Martin A Konrad, John Scoble BMC Nephrology 2008, 9 :12 (24 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Serum free light chain measurement aids the diagnosis of myeloma in patients with severe renal failure Colin A Hutchison, Tim Plant, Mark Drayson, Paul Cockwell, Melpomeni Kountouri, Kolitha Basnayake, Stephen Harding, Arthur R Bradwell, Graham Mead BMC Nephrology 2008, 9 :11 (22 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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High prevalence of chronic kidney disease in Iran: a large population-based study Farhad Hosseinpanah, Farshad Kasraei, Amir A Nassiri, Fereidoun Azizi BMC Public Health 2009, 9 :44 (31 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Ahmedabad tolerance induction protocol and chronic renal allograft dysfunction: pathologic observations and clinical implications
Rashmi D Patel, Aruna V Vanikar, Feroz A Aziz, Pankaj R Shah, Hargovind L Trivedi Diagnostic Pathology 2009, 4 :4 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Refractory cardiopulmonary failure after glyphosate surfactant intoxication
Chirn-Bin Chang, Chia-Chu Chang Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2009, 4 :2 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Successful renal re-transplantation in the presence of pre-existing anti-DQ5 antibodies when there was zero mismatch at class I human leukocyte antigen A, B, & C: a case report John Hartono, Bhavna Lavingia, Peter Stastny, Martin Senitko, Miguel Vazquez, Juan Arenas, Christopher Lu Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009, 3 :41 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Ventricular noncompaction in a female patient with nephropathic cystinosis: a case report Ibrar Ahmed, Thanh Trung Phan, Graham W Lipkin, Michael Frenneaux Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009, 3 :31 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Infarction of middle third posterior cortex of kidney: a complication of extended pyelolithotomy, intra-operative electrohydraulic lithotripsy and extraction of calyceal stones under vision using stone basket and flexible cystoscope in a spinal cord injury patient - a case report Subramanian Vaidyanathan, Peter L Hughes, Gurpreet Singh, Bakul M Soni Cases Journal 2009, 2 :93 (28 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Metastatic renal cell cancer treatments: An indirect comparison meta-analysis Edward J Mills, Beth Rachlis, Chris O'Regan, Lehana Thabane, Dan Perri BMC Cancer 2009, 9 :34 (27 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Alteration of renal respiratory complex-III during experimental type-1 diabetes Shankar Munusamy, Hamida Saba, Tanecia Mitchell, Judit K Megyesi, Robert W Brock, Lee Ann MacMillan-Crow BMC Endocrine Disorders 2009, 9 :2 (23 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Acute kidney injury in a patient with nontuberculous mycobacterial infections: a case report. Zachary Z Brener, Igor Zhuravenko, Michael Bergman Cases Journal 2009, 2 :83 (23 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The first description of severe anemia associated with acute kidney injury and adult minimal change disease: a case report Yimei Qian, Sushil K Mehandru, Nancy Gornish, Elliot Frank Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009, 3 :20 (23 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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