Use of the albumin/creatinine ratio to detect microalbuminuria: Implications of sex and race

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1034-1039

  Mattix, Holly J ^a   Hsu, Chi Yuan ^a   Shaykevich, Shimon ^a   Curhan, Gary ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CREATININE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROALBUMINURIA; MUSCLE MASS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; URINALYSIS; URINE LEVEL;

EID: 0036212036     PISSN: 10466673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1681/asn.v1341034     Document Type: Article

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