Association of hsCRP, White Blood Cell Count and Ferritin with Renal Outcome in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients

Yi-Chun Tsai; Chi-Chih Hung; Mei-Chuan Kuo; Jer-Chia Tsai; Shih-Meng Yeh; Shang-Jyh Hwang; Yi-Wen Chiu; Hung-Tien Kuo; Jer-Ming Chang; Hung-Chun Chen

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0052775

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Association of hsCRP, White Blood Cell Count and Ferritin with Renal Outcome in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients

Yi-Chun Tsai ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Yi-Chun Tsai, Chi-Chih Hung

Affiliation Division of Nephrology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Chi-Chih Hung ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Yi-Chun Tsai, Chi-Chih Hung

Affiliations Division of Nephrology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Faculty of Renal Care, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Mei-Chuan Kuo,

Affiliations Division of Nephrology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Faculty of Renal Care, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Jer-Chia Tsai,

Affiliations Division of Nephrology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Faculty of Renal Care, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Shih-Meng Yeh,

Affiliation Division of Nephrology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Shang-Jyh Hwang,

Affiliations Division of Nephrology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Faculty of Renal Care, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Yi-Wen Chiu,

Affiliations Division of Nephrology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Faculty of Renal Care, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Hung-Tien Kuo,

Affiliations Division of Nephrology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Faculty of Renal Care, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Jer-Ming Chang ,

* E-mail: jemich@kmu.edu.tw

Affiliations Division of Nephrology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Faculty of Renal Care, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Hung-Chun Chen

Affiliations Division of Nephrology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Faculty of Renal Care, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Association of hsCRP, White Blood Cell Count and Ferritin with Renal Outcome in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients

Yi-Chun Tsai,
Chi-Chih Hung,
Mei-Chuan Kuo,
Jer-Chia Tsai,
Shih-Meng Yeh,
Shang-Jyh Hwang,
Yi-Wen Chiu,
Hung-Tien Kuo,
Jer-Ming Chang,
Hung-Chun Chen

Published: December 31, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0052775

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