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PubMed ID
Public Release Type
Journal
Publication Year
1998
Affiliation
Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, USA.
Authors
Breyer Lewis J, Caggiula AW, Castaldo LS, Coggins CH, Klahr S, Wang SR
Studies
Citation
Coggins CH, Breyer Lewis J, Caggiula AW, Castaldo LS, Klahr S, Wang SR. Differences between women and men with chronic renal disease. Nephrol Dial Transplant 1998 Jun;13(6):1430-7.

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to compare the participation of women and men in the protocols of the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) study, a multicenter prospective randomized clinical trial, and to assess gender differences in their renal outcomes.