The MDRD formula and validation [5]

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 99, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 804-805

  Twomey, Patrick J ^a   Reynolds, T M ^b  

^a IPSWICH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; INULIN; IOTALAMIC ACID;

CALIBRATION; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ISOTOPE DILUTION ASSAY; LETTER; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARDIZATION; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION STUDY;

EID: 33750633475     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: 14602393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcl108     Document Type: Letter

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