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Anemia and malnutrition are common complications of end-stage renal disease. They increase the morbidity and mortality of end-stage renal disease patients and affect their quality of life. However, the mechanisms...
Chronic airway diseases (asthma and chronic obstructive lung disease) are common and their prevalence is increasing worldwide. The most effective method for drug delivery for the treatment of patients with...
The number of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients is progressively growing with more than 60,000 ESRD patients on renal replacement therapy in Korea. The mortality risk in ESRD patients is...
Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are characterized by self-proliferation, an ability for symmetric/asymmetric division and an ability to propagate cancer in vivo. Contrary to our expectation, CSCs show a quiescent nature,...
Adequate dialysis is essential for improving dialysis therapies and reducing all-cause mortality in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients. Efficient removal of the uremic toxins in the blood remains the fundamental...
The number of reports of school bullying is not decreasing despite the efforts of various organizations. The effects of such phenomena are no longer limited to the victims and relevant...
The Korean Society of Nephrology (KSN) launched the End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Patient Registry in 1985, and the online internet registry program was begun in 2001. The increasing number of...
Sudden cardiac arrest is a growing medical issue in developed countries. Annually, more than 25,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) occur in Korea. Only 3% of victims with OHCA discharge alive...
The prevalence of hemodialysis (HD) and peritoneal dialysis (PD) as a treatment modality for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) varies among countries and is affected by non-clinical factors including insurance, the...