Volume 34, Number 1

January 2005

Incidence and predictors of falls in the Chinese elderly

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Preventive Nephrology: A Time for Action

The incidence of new end-stage renal failure (ESRF) treated with dialysis in Singapore has risen from 96 per million population (pmp) in 1992 to...

Role of Urinary Screening Programmes in Children in the Prevention of Chronic Kidney Disease

Singapore has an estimated annual incidence of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) of 158 per million population.1 However, the number of children who develop renal...

Progression of Renal Failure – The Role of Hypertension

Hypertension, or perhaps more accurately high blood pressure, plays a pivotal role in the progression of renal failure. The dichotomy of “hypertension” and “normotension”...

Retardation of Kidney Failure – Applying Principles to Practice

By 2010 there will be more than 2 million patients worldwide on maintenance dialysis, a 400% increase in 20 years.1 This increase, occurring predominantly...