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Jasmine Kerr
Back to facultyAssistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)Department of MedicineMcMaster University
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Latest papers
Associations of epicardial fat with coronary calcification, insulin resistance, inflammation, and fibroblast growth factor-23 in stage 3-5 chronic kidney disease
BMC Nephrology · 2013 · first author
1 publications.
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Associations of epicardial fat with coronary calcification, insulin resistance, inflammation, and fibroblast growth factor-23 in stage 3-5 chronic kidney disease
Kerr JD, Holden RM, Morton AR, Nolan RL, Hopman WM, Pruss CM, Garland JS
BMC Nephrology201355 citationsFirst author
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