The relation of C - reactive protein to chronic kidney disease in African Americans: the Jackson Heart Study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>African Americans have an increased incidence and worse prognosis with chronic kidney disease (CKD - estimated glomerular filtration rate [eGFR] <60 ml/min/1.73 m<sup>2</sup>) than their counterparts of European-descen...

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Main Authors: Akylbekova Ermeg L, Flessner Michael F, Salahudeen Abdullah K, Steffes Michael W, Taylor Jason K, Nagarajarao Harsha, Sarpong Daniel F, Benjamin Emelia J, Fox Ervin R, Fox Caroline S, Garrison Robert J, Taylor Herman A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-01-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2369/11/1