Inaccuracy of the Schwartz formula in estimating glomerular filtration rate in Nigerian children

Annals of Tropical Paediatrics

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 179-185

  Gbadegesin, R A ^a,b   Adeyemo, A A ^a   Asinobi, A O ^a   Osinusi, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; RADIOISOTOPE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; CREATININE CLEARANCE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HEIGHT; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY FUNCTION TEST; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; NIGERIA; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0030857081     PISSN: 02724936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724936.1997.11747884     Document Type: Article

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