Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3851187 | American Journal of Kidney Diseases | 2008 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
African American men with CKD have poorly controlled hypertension compared with African American women and whites, particularly in the early stages of disease. Efforts to aggressively treat hypertension in this population may help narrow the race and sex disparities in progression to end-stage renal disease.
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Authors
Obidiugwu Kenrik MD, Suying PhD, Claudine MD, George MD, Wendy MD, Shu-Cheng MS, Allan MD, Michael MD, Peter A. MD, Janet MD, Andrew MD, Pablo MD, PhD, Ajay MD, Keith MD,