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Volume 76, No 10
November (2) 2009
ISSN: 0085-2538
EISSN: 1523-1755
2008 impact factor 6.418*
3/57 Urology & Nephrology
Editor-in-Chief:
Qais Al-Awqati
*2008 Journal Citation Reports (Thomson Reuters, 2009)
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Stones in ileostomy patients FREEORIGINAL ARTICLE
Collagen antigens in Goodpasture's FREEORIGINAL ARTICLE
Risk of CKD after AKI FREEMINI REVIEW
Vasopressin regulation of blood pressure and volume FREEORIGINAL ARTICLE
Decreased pulse pressure during hemodialysis and improved outcomes FREEIN THIS ISSUE
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Severe uremic leontiasis ossea ameliorated by total parathyroidectomy FREENEWS
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Nephrology Featured Article
Why do patients on peritoneal dialysis have low blood levels of protein-bound solutes?
Raymond Vanholder, Natalie Meert, Wim Van Biesen, Timothy Meyer, Thomas Hostetter, Annemieke Dhondt and Sunny Eloot
Hemodialysis seems to clear protein-bound solutes more efficiently than peritoneal dialysis; however, the circulating levels of these solutes are lower in patients on peritoneal dialysis. Vanholder et al. consider possible explanations for this discrepancy.
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