Published in Clin J Am Soc Nephrol on October 18, 2012
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Risks of kidney failure associated with consumption of herbal products containing Mu Tong or Fangchi: a population-based case-control study. Am J Kidney Dis (2010) 1.24
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Prescription profile of potentially aristolochic acid containing Chinese herbal products: an analysis of National Health Insurance data in Taiwan between 1997 and 2003. Chin Med (2008) 1.15
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Viral hepatitis infections in southern Taiwan: a multicenter community-based study. Kaohsiung J Med Sci (2010) 1.02
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Impact of the clinical conditions at dialysis initiation on mortality in incident haemodialysis patients: a national cohort study in Taiwan. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2010) 2.45
Low exposure to melamine increases the risk of urolithiasis in adults. Kidney Int (2011) 1.98
The outcomes of continuous ambulatory and automated peritoneal dialysis are similar. Kidney Int (2009) 1.98
Incidence, prevalence and mortality trends of dialysis end-stage renal disease in Taiwan from 1990 to 2001: the impact of national health insurance. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2008) 1.93
Residential exposure to petrochemicals and the risk of leukemia: using geographic information system tools to estimate individual-level residential exposure. Am J Epidemiol (2006) 1.84
Independent and combined effects of alcohol intake, tobacco smoking and betel quid chewing on the risk of esophageal cancer in Taiwan. Int J Cancer (2005) 1.78
Gastric cancer: preoperative local staging with 3D multi-detector row CT--correlation with surgical and histopathologic results. Radiology (2007) 1.66
Chronic edema from protein-losing enteropathy: scintigraphic diagnosis. Kidney Int (2009) 1.61
Reappraisal of the characteristics of glucose abnormalities in patients with chronic hepatitis C infection. Am J Gastroenterol (2008) 1.54
Epidemiology, impact and preventive care of chronic kidney disease in Taiwan. Nephrology (Carlton) (2010) 1.54
Impaired left ventricular systolic function and increased brachial-ankle pulse-wave velocity are independently associated with rapid renal function progression. Hypertens Res (2011) 1.52
High prevalence and low awareness of CKD in Taiwan: a study on the relationship between serum creatinine and awareness from a nationally representative survey. Am J Kidney Dis (2006) 1.49
The ratio of observed to predicted left ventricular mass is independently associated with increased cardiovascular events in patients with chronic kidney disease. Hypertens Res (2012) 1.48
A crossover study of noodle soup consumption in melamine bowls and total melamine excretion in urine. JAMA Intern Med (2013) 1.45
The chronic kidney disease self-efficacy (CKD-SE) instrument: development and psychometric evaluation. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2012) 1.39
Outcomes of overseas kidney transplantation in chronic haemodialysis patients in Taiwan. Nephrology (Carlton) (2011) 1.39
Ambient influenza and avian influenza virus during dust storm days and background days. Environ Health Perspect (2010) 1.31
Association of hyperuricemia with renal outcomes, cardiovascular disease, and mortality. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol (2012) 1.29
Impact of renal failure on the outcome of dengue viral infection. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol (2008) 1.28
Deletion of the noncoding GNAS antisense transcript causes pseudohypoparathyroidism type Ib and biparental defects of GNAS methylation in cis. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2010) 1.28
TP53 codon 72 polymorphism and cervical cancer: a pooled analysis of individual data from 49 studies. Lancet Oncol (2009) 1.26
Association between the metabolic syndrome and chronic kidney disease in Chinese adults. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2007) 1.24
Medical expenditure and family satisfaction between hospice and general care in terminal cancer patients in Taiwan. J Formos Med Assoc (2009) 1.23
Carcinogenetic impact of alcohol intake on squamous cell carcinoma risk of the oesophagus in relation to tobacco smoking. Eur J Cancer (2007) 1.23
Echocardiographic parameters are independently associated with rate of renal function decline and progression to dialysis in patients with chronic kidney disease. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol (2011) 1.21
Carcinogenetic impact of ADH1B and ALDH2 genes on squamous cell carcinoma risk of the esophagus with regard to the consumption of alcohol, tobacco and betel quid. Int J Cancer (2008) 1.21
Dialysate leakage through umbilicus in a CAPD patient with repeated omphalitis and peritonitis--a case report. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2006) 1.19
Association between television viewing and the risk of metabolic syndrome in a community-based population. BMC Public Health (2008) 1.18
Association of hepatitis C and B virus infection with CKD in an endemic area in Taiwan: a cross-sectional study. Am J Kidney Dis (2010) 1.15
Lung adenocarcinoma with EGFR amplification has distinct clinicopathologic and molecular features in never-smokers. Cancer Res (2009) 1.13
Hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha is associated with risk of aggressive behavior and tumor angiogenesis in gastrointestinal stromal tumor. Jpn J Clin Oncol (2005) 1.13
Association among cigarette smoking, metabolic syndrome, and its individual components: the metabolic syndrome study in Taiwan. Metabolism (2008) 1.13
Comparison of analyses of urinary 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine by isotope-dilution liquid chromatography with electrospray tandem mass spectrometry and by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom (2004) 1.13
Interactive effects of lifetime alcohol consumption and alcohol and aldehyde dehydrogenase polymorphisms on esophageal cancer risks. Int J Cancer (2006) 1.13
Brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity and rate of renal function decline and mortality in chronic kidney disease. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol (2011) 1.13
Different impact from betel quid, alcohol and cigarette: risk factors for pharyngeal and laryngeal cancer. Int J Cancer (2005) 1.11
Associations of a non-synonymous variant in SLC2A9 with gouty arthritis and uric acid levels in Han Chinese subjects and Solomon Islanders. Ann Rheum Dis (2009) 1.11
Validation of chromogenic in situ hybridization for detection of EGFR copy number amplification in nonsmall cell lung carcinoma. Mod Pathol (2007) 1.10
Hepatitis C viremia increases the association with type 2 diabetes mellitus in a hepatitis B and C endemic area: an epidemiological link with virological implication. Am J Gastroenterol (2007) 1.10
p53 Codon 72 and p21 codon 31 polymorphisms in prostate cancer. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev (2004) 1.08
Association between insulin resistance and development of microalbuminuria in type 2 diabetes: a prospective cohort study. Diabetes Care (2011) 1.07
Increased risk of mortality in the elderly population with late-stage chronic kidney disease: a cohort study in Taiwan. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2008) 1.07
Ankle brachial index as a predictor for mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease and undergoing haemodialysis. Nephrology (Carlton) (2010) 1.07
Riluzole and prognostic factors in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis long-term and short-term survival: a population-based study of 1149 cases in Taiwan. J Epidemiol (2012) 1.06
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage, infection and transmission in dialysis patients, healthcare workers and their family members. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2007) 1.06
Association of GSTP1 polymorphism and survival for esophageal cancer. Clin Cancer Res (2005) 1.06
Hypokalemia, its contributing factors and renal outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease. PLoS One (2013) 1.05
Polymorphism in epidermal growth factor receptor intron 1 predicts prognosis of patients with esophageal cancer after chemoradiation and surgery. Ann Surg Oncol (2011) 1.05
Echocardiographic parameters are independently associated with increased cardiovascular events in patients with chronic kidney disease. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2011) 1.04
Increased serum retinol-binding protein 4 concentrations in women with gestational diabetes mellitus. Reprod Sci (2007) 1.04
Betel-quid use is associated with the risk of the metabolic syndrome in adults. Am J Clin Nutr (2006) 1.04
Urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin levels predict cisplatin-induced acute kidney injury better than albuminuria or urinary cystatin C levels. Kaohsiung J Med Sci (2013) 1.04
Dialysis initiation: what's the rush? Semin Dial (2013) 1.03
Chronic kidney disease itself is a causal risk factor for stroke beyond traditional cardiovascular risk factors: a nationwide cohort study in Taiwan. PLoS One (2012) 1.03
The relationship between visfatin levels and anthropometric and metabolic parameters: association with cholesterol levels in women. Metabolism (2007) 1.02
Decreased plasma visfatin concentrations in women with gestational diabetes mellitus. J Soc Gynecol Investig (2006) 1.02
A comparative assessment of survival between propensity score-matched patients with peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis in Taiwan. Medicine (Baltimore) (2012) 1.02
Up-regulation of inflammatory signalings by areca nut extract and role of cyclooxygenase-2 -1195G>a polymorphism reveal risk of oral cancer. Cancer Res (2008) 1.02
Betel-quid use is associated with heart disease in women. Am J Clin Nutr (2007) 1.01
Relationship between genetic polymorphisms of alcohol and aldehyde dehydrogenases and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma risk in males. World J Gastroenterol (2005) 1.01
G-2548A polymorphism of the leptin gene is correlated with extreme obesity in Taiwanese aborigines. Obesity (Silver Spring) (2006) 1.01
Effects of furosemide on renal calcium handling. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol (2007) 1.01
Differentiation between malignant and benign gastric ulcers: CT virtual gastroscopy versus optical gastroendoscopy. Radiology (2009) 1.00
Impact of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) nadir and time to PSA nadir on disease progression in prostate cancer treated with androgen-deprivation therapy. Prostate (2011) 1.00
Chewing areca nut increases the risk of coronary artery disease in Taiwanese men: a case-control study. BMC Public Health (2012) 1.00
1-alpha,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 regulates inducible nitric oxide synthase messenger RNA expression and nitric oxide release in macrophage-like RAW 264.7 cells. J Lab Clin Med (2004) 0.99
Substance use (alcohol, areca nut and cigarette) is associated with poor prognosis of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. PLoS One (2013) 0.99
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-induced oxidative stress and lipid peroxidation in relation to immunological alteration. Occup Environ Med (2010) 0.98
Association of dyslipidemia with renal outcomes in chronic kidney disease. PLoS One (2013) 0.98
Reduced podocyte expression of alpha3beta1 integrins and podocyte depletion in patients with primary focal segmental glomerulosclerosis and chronic PAN-treated rats. J Lab Clin Med (2006) 0.98
Helicobacter pylori infection: a protective factor for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in a Taiwanese population. Am J Gastroenterol (2005) 0.98
Quality of life predicts risks of end-stage renal disease and mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2009) 0.97
Chronic kidney disease care program improves quality of pre-end-stage renal disease care and reduces medical costs. Nephrology (Carlton) (2010) 0.97
Association between quantitative high-risk human papillomavirus DNA load and cervical intraepithelial neoplasm risk. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev (2005) 0.97
Report of the Asian Forum of Chronic Kidney Disease Initiative (AFCKDI) 2007. "Current status and perspective of CKD in Asia": diversity and specificity among Asian countries. Clin Exp Nephrol (2009) 0.97
Areca users in combination with tobacco and alcohol use are associated with younger age of diagnosed esophageal cancer in Taiwanese men. PLoS One (2011) 0.97