Do we need glomerular filtration rate calculation?

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 61, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1611-1613

  Robles, N R ^a  

^a HOSPITAL INFANTA CRISTINA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATININE;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; DISEASE COURSE; EDITORIAL; FEMALE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY INJURY; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; SMOKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CREATININE; FEMALE; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 34548646217     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2007.01474.x     Document Type: Editorial

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