Decreased kidney function in the elderly: Clinical and preclinical, neither benign

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 145, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 299-301

  Coresh, Josef ^a   Astor, Brad ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CREATININE; CYSTATIN C; GLUCOCORTICOID; CYSTATIN;

ALBUMINURIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; CREATININE CLEARANCE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EDITORIAL; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LABORATORY TEST; MICROALBUMINURIA; MUSCLE MASS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RENAL DIET; THYROID DISEASE; AGED; BLOOD; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY; NOTE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CREATININE; CYSTATINS; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HUMANS; KIDNEY; PROGNOSIS; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33747141470     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-145-4-200608150-00010     Document Type: Editorial

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