Journal of Renal Nutrition
Volume 15, Issue 4 , Pages 362-370 , October 2005

Boron and the Kidney

  • Madeleine V. Pahl, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, CA.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Madeleine V. Pahl, MD, FACP, UCI Medical Center, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, 101 The City Drive, Bldg 53, Rm 125, Rt 81, Orange, CA 92868.
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  • B. Dwight Culver, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, CA.
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  • Nosratola D. Vaziri, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, CA.

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doi: 10.1053/j.jrn.2005.05.001

Journal of Renal Nutrition
Volume 15, Issue 4 , Pages 362-370 , October 2005

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