Relationship between prehypertension and chronic kidney disease in middle-aged people in Korea: the Korean genome and epidemiology study
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Elevated blood pressure (BP) is a major risk factor for the progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD). However, little is known about the influence of prehypertension on CKD. In this study, we investigated the relationship between...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-11-01
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Series: | BMC Public Health |
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Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/960 |