Measurement uncertainty of creatinine in low values: Another good reason not to use the MDRD formula with low creatinine values

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 40, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 285-286

  Cavalier, Etienne ^a   Ferir, Anne Marie ^a   Delanaye, Pierre ^a   Krzesinski, Jean Marie ^a   Chapelle, Jean Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CREATININE;

CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LETTER; MATHEMATICAL PARAMETERS; MODIFICATION OF DIET IN RENAL DISEASE FORMULA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RENAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; UNCERTAINTY;

CREATININE; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC;

EID: 33846238594     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2006.10.021     Document Type: Letter

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