## Background: Although end-stage renal disease (esrd) has been associated with accelerated vascular disease of the cerebral circulation, there are no prior studies that have estimated the risk of hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke among the united states dialysis population relative to the general po
Calcium channel blocker use and mortality among patients with end-stage renal disease
โ Scribed by Kestenbaum, Bryan; Gillen, Daniel L.; Sherrard, Donald J.; Seliger, Steven; Ball, Adrianne; Stehman-Breen, Catherine
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 82 KB
- Volume
- 61
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0085-2538
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