Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 11, Issue 7 , Pages 450-457 , October 2001

Hospitalizations for Fractures after Renal Transplantation in the United States

  • Kevin C. Abbott, MD

      Affiliations

    • Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to: Dr. Kevin C. Abbott, LTC, MC, Director, Dialysis, Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307-5001. Tel.: (202) 782-6462/6463/6288, Fax: (202) 782-0185.
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  • Robert J. Oglesby, MD

      Affiliations

    • Rheumatology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC USA
    • Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD USA
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  • Iman O. Hypolite

      Affiliations

    • Office of Minority Research Health Coordination, National Institute for Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Disease (NIDDK), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD USA
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  • Allan D. Kirk, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Organ Transplantation Service, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD USA
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  • Chia W. Ko, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Epidemiology, Statistics, and Data System Branch, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders(NIDCD), NIH, Bethesda, MD USA
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  • Paul G. Welch, MD

      Affiliations

    • Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC USA
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  • Lawrence Y. Agodoa, MD

      Affiliations

    • Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD USA
    • NIDDK, NIH, Bethesda, MD USA
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  • William E. Duncan, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Endocrinology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC USA

Received 18 September 2000 ,Revised 8 January 2001 ,Accepted 23 January 2001.

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☆ The opinions expressed are solely those of the authors and do not represent an endorsement by the Department of Defense or the National Institutes of Health. This is a government work. There are no restrictions on its use. Portions of this article were presented at AST 2000 in Chicago, IL, 13-17 May, 2000.

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Annals of Epidemiology
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