title: Smoking and the renal functional status of patients should be defined clearly in order to assess atherosclerosis and metabolic syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Gulhane Medical Academy, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ömer
authors.initials: Ö
authors.lastname: Kurt
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cakar
authors.forename: Sevket
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Balta
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sarlak
authors.forename: Muharrem
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akhan
authors.forename: Erol
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Arslan
mesh_terms: D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000502:physiology*; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D063177:Pulse Wave Analysis / Q000379:methods; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000453:epidemiology