Use of estimated glomerular filtration rate to assess level of kidney function

Nephrology

Volumn 10, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2005, Pages

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CREATININE;

ADULT; BODY SIZE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COCKROFT GAULT EQUATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; CREATININE CLEARANCE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIETARY INTAKE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LIVING DONOR; MODIFICATION OF DIET IN RENAL DISEASE FORMULA; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHWARTS AND COUNAHAN BARRAT EQUATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 28544434032     PISSN: 13205358     EISSN: 14401797     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1797.2005.00487_2.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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