| Title |
Chronic Kidney Disease Itself Is a Causal Risk Factor for Stroke beyond Traditional Cardiovascular Risk Factors: A Nationwide Cohort Study in Taiwan
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, April 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0036332 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Yi-Chun Chen, Yu-Chieh Su, Ching-Chih Lee, Yung-Sung Huang, Shang-Jyh Hwang |
| Abstract |
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). In Taiwan, CVD is dominated by strokes but there is no robust evidence for a causal relationship between CKD and stroke. This study aimed to explore such causal association. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Comoros | 1 | 20% |
| Panama | 1 | 20% |
| Egypt | 1 | 20% |
| Japan | 1 | 20% |
| United States | 1 | 20% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 60% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 40% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 37 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 6 | 16% |
| Student > Bachelor | 5 | 14% |
| Other | 3 | 8% |
| Student > Master | 3 | 8% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 3 | 8% |
| Other | 6 | 16% |
| Unknown | 11 | 30% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 16 | 43% |
| Psychology | 3 | 8% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 8% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 1 | 3% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 2 | 5% |
| Unknown | 11 | 30% |