Cross sectional longitudinal study of spot morning urine protein:creatinine ratio, 24 hour urine protein excretion rate, glomerular filtration rate, and end stage renal failure in chronic renal disease in patients without diabetes

BMJ

Volumn 316, Issue 7130, 1998, Pages 504-

  Ruggenenti, Piero ^a   Gaspari, Flavio ^a   Perna, Annalisa ^a   Remuzzi, Giuseppe ^a  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CREATININE; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; ITALY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN URINE LEVEL; RELIABILITY;

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CREATININE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROTEINURIA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0032515577     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.316.7130.504     Document Type: Article

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