Abdominal obesity and smoking are important determinants of C-reactive protein in renal transplant recipients.
BACKGROUND: C-reactive protein (CRP) is a predictor of coronary heart disease, total mortality and chronic allograft nephropathy in renal transplant recipients. The determinants of CRP have been investigated in the general population, but not in renal transplant recipients. CRP might reflect metabo...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2005
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