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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 28, 2009; 15(12): 1459-1464
Published online Mar 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.1459
Risk of contrast-induced nephropathy in hospitalized patients with cirrhosis
Nilesh Lodhia, Michael Kader, Thalia Mayes, Parvez Mantry, Benedict Maliakkal
Nilesh Lodhia, Michael Kader, Thalia Mayes, Parvez Mantry, Benedict Maliakkal, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Box 646 601, Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14642, United States
Author contributions: Maliakkal B and Mantry P designed the research; Kader M and Mayes T performed the research; Lodhia N, Kader M, Mayes T, Mantry P and Maliakkal B analyzed the data; Lodhia N and Maliakkal B wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Benedict Maliakkal, MD, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Box 646 601, Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14642, United States. benedict_maliakkal@urmc.rochester.edu
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Received: December 25, 2008
Revised: March 5, 2009
Accepted: March 12, 2009
Published online: March 28, 2009
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