title: Vascular stiffness as a surrogate measure of mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease.
authors.affiliation: aDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland bRenal Electrolyte and Hypertension Division, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: Matthew R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Weir
authors.forename: Raymond R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Townsend
mesh_terms: D001011:Aorta / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D051436:Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / Q000503:physiopathology*