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Clinical Study

Predictors of Kidney Dimensions Measured by Multi-detector Computed Tomography (MDCT) in 930 Middle-Aged and Elderly Patients

Orhan OzbekDepartment of Radiology, Meram School of Medicine, Selcuk University, Meram, Konya, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Yalcin SolakDivision of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Meram School of Medicine, Selcuk University, Meram, Konya, Turkey
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Ibrahim GulerDepartment of Radiology, Meram School of Medicine, Selcuk University, Meram, Konya, Turkey
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Huseyin OzbinerDepartment of Radiology, Meram School of Medicine, Selcuk University, Meram, Konya, Turkey
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Seda OzbekDepartment of Radiology, Selcuklu School of Medicine, Selcuk University, Meram, Konya, Turkey
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Kultigin TurkmenDivision of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Meram School of Medicine, Selcuk University, Meram, Konya, Turkey
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Alaaddin NaymanDepartment of Radiology, Meram School of Medicine, Selcuk University, Meram, Konya, Turkey
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Zeynep BiyikDivision of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Meram School of Medicine, Selcuk University, Meram, Konya, Turkey
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Cigdem SamurDepartment of Radiology, Meram School of Medicine, Selcuk University, Meram, Konya, Turkey
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Suleyman TurkDivision of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Meram School of Medicine, Selcuk University, Meram, Konya, Turkey
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Pages 53-59 | Received 18 Aug 2011, Accepted 12 Oct 2011, Published online: 29 Nov 2011

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