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A community programme to reduce salt intake and blood pressure in Ghana [ISRCTN88789643] by Cappuccio, Francesco P, Kerry, Sally M, Micah, Frank B, Plange-Rhule, Jacob, Eastwood, John B

“…In Africa hypertension is common and stroke is increasing. Detection, treatment and control of high blood pressure (BP) is limited. BP can be lowered by…”
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Blood Pressure and Haematological Indices in Twelve Communities in Ashanti, Ghana by Antwi, Sampson, Micah, Frank B., Eastwood, John B., Kerry, Sally M., Plange-Rhule, Jacob, Cappuccio, Francesco P.

“…Hypertension is the most important risk factor for cardiovascular mortality and morbidity in Sub-Saharan Africa. In western populations, high haemoglobin…”
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Pulse Pressure Relationships with Demographics and Kidney Function in Ashanti, Ghana by Eastwood, John B., Micah, Frank B., Kumi, Kwabena, Chitalia, Nihil, Plange-Rhule, Jacob, Banerjee, Debasish, Cappuccio, Francesco P.

“…Introduction. Hypertension, particularly pulse pressure [PP] is a major risk factor for end-stage renal disease. However, the effect of individual components…”
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Loin pain haematuria syndrome 1967–2020: a review by Annear, Nicholas M P, Vanmassenhove, Jill, Lameire, Norbert, Phillips, Malcolm E, Eastwood, John B

“…The purpose of this retrospective review is to question the validity of the condition ‘loin pain haematuria syndrome’ (LPHS). We highlight the possibility that…”
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Assessment of GFR by four methods in adults in Ashanti, Ghana: the need for an eGFR equation for lean African populations by EASTWOOD, John B, KERRY, Sally M, PLANGE-RHULE, Jacob, MICAH, Frank B, ANTWI, Sampson, BOA, Frances G, BANERJEE, Debasish, CAPPUCCIO, Francesco P

“…Equations for estimating glomerular filtration rate (GFR) have not been validated in Sub-Saharan African populations, and data on GFR are few. GFR by…”
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A renal registry for Africa: first steps by Davids, M. Razeen, Eastwood, John B., Selwood, Neville H., Arogundade, Fatiu A., Ashuntantang, Gloria, Benghanem Gharbi, Mohammed, Jarraya, Faiçal, MacPhee, Iain A.M., McCulloch, Mignon, Plange-Rhule, Jacob, Swanepoel, Charles R., Adu, Dwomoa

“…There is a dearth of data on end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in Africa. Several national renal registries have been established but have not been sustainable…”
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Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Patients With End-Stage Renal Disease Undergoing Treatment by Hemodialysis or Peritoneal Dialysis by CANO, Alicia E, NEIL, Ailsa K, KANG, Jin-Yong, BARNABAS, Ashley, EASTWOOD, John B, NELSON, Stephen R, HARTLEY, Ian, MAXWELL, Douglas

“…The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of gastrointestinal symptoms in patients with end-stage renal disease undergoing hemodialysis (HD) or…”
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Shortage of healthcare workers in developing countries--Africa by Naicker, Saraladevi, Plange-Rhule, Jacob, Tutt, Roger C, Eastwood, John B

“…The already inadequate health systems of Africa, especially sub-Saharan Africa, have been badly damaged by the migration of their health professionals. There…”
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Tuberculosis and tubulointerstitial nephritis: an intriguing puzzle by Eastwood, John B., Corbishley, Catherine M., Grange, John M.

“…Classical renal tuberculosis is a well-known cause of urinary tract scarring and calcification, and sometimes renal dysfunction. In the past two decades there…”
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Prevalence, Detection, Management, and Control of Hypertension in Ashanti, West Africa by Cappuccio, Francesco P, Micah, Frank B, Emmett, Lynsey, Kerry, Sally M, Antwi, Samson, Martin-Peprah, Ruby, Phillips, Richard O, Plange-Rhule, Jacob, Eastwood, John B

“…ABSTRACT—Hypertension and stroke are important threats to the health of adults in sub-Saharan Africa. Nevertheless, detection of hypertension is haphazard and…”
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Calcium urolithiasis, blood pressure and salt intake by Timio, Francesca, Kerry, Sally M, Anson, Ken M, Eastwood, John B, Cappuccio, Francesco P

“…To determine whether stone-formers have higher BP than controls drawn from the general population and matched for age, sex and ethnic origin and to compare the…”
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Tuberculosis and the kidney by EASTWOOD, John B, CORBISHLEY, Catherine M, GRANGE, John M

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Haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patients admitted to intensive care units by Arulkumaran, Nishkantha, Eastwood, John B, Banerjee, Debasish

“…Hutchison and colleagues report a 10-year experience of dialysis patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) in the UK excluding Scotland. Their study is…”
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Page kidney: successful radiological management of acute renal failure by Suckling, Rebecca, Uddin, Fhorkan, Pilcher, James, MacPhee, Iain A. M., Eastwood, John B., Banerjee, Debasish

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Blood pressure and body mass index in lean rural and semi-urban subjects in West Africa by KERRY, Sally M, MICAH, Frank B, PLANGE-RHULE, Jacob, EASTWOOD, John B, CAPPUCCIO, Francesco P

“…Blood pressure (BP) is positively related to body mass index (BMI) in persons of both Caucasian and African origin, but the precise nature of the relationship…”
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Nutcracker phenomenon presenting as loin pain haematuria syndrome by Vince, Holly B, Tomson, Charles R, Loveday, Eric J, Lear, Paul A, Eastwood, John B

“…A 19-year-old female presented with bilateral severe loin pain associated with recurrent macroscopic haematuria. A provisional diagnosis of loin pain…”
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Rural and Semi-Urban Differences in Salt Intake, and Its Dietary Sources, in Ashanti, West Africa by Kerry, Sally M., Emmett, Lynsey, Micah, Frank B., Martin-Peprah, Ruby, Antwi, Sampson, Phillips, Richard O., Plange-Rhule, Jacob, Eastwood, John B., Cappuccio, Francesco P.

“…To provide a socioeconomic profile of rural and semi-urban settings in Ashanti, West Africa and to investigate the relationship between urbanization and…”
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Pharmacokinetics of mycophenolate mofetil in patients with end-stage renal failure by MacPhee, Iain A.M., Spreafico, Simona, Bewick, Michael, Davis, Cynthia, Eastwood, John B., Johnston, Atholl, Lee, Terence, Holt, David W.

“…Pharmacokinetics of mycophenolate mofetil in patients with end-stage renal failure. Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) acts as a prodrug for the immunosuppressive…”
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Metabolic alkalosis in patients with renal failure by Ostermann, Maria E., Girgis-Hanna, Yvonne, Nelson, Stephen R., Eastwood, John B.

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Acute renal failure and hypercalcaemia in a man from Guyana: what is the link? by Wang, Jia-hui, Pazianas, Michael, Fraser, William D., Harris, Fiona, Eastwood, John B.

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