Reliability of urinary albumin, total protein, and creatinine assays after prolonged storage: The family investigation of nephropathy and diabetes

Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1156-1162

  Parekh, Rulan S ^a,d,g,h   Kao, W H Linda ^b,d,h   Meoni, Lucy A ^a,b,h   Ipp, Eli ^c,h   Kimmel, Paul L ^d,f,h   La Page, Janine ^c,h   Fondran, Carol ^e,h   Knowler, William C ^d,h,k   Klag, Michael J ^a,b,d,h   Elston, R C ^h   Iyengar, S ^h   Goddard, K ^h   Olson, J ^h   Ialacci, S ^h   Edwards Quade, S ^h   Horvath, A ^h   Jun, G ^h   Kramp, K ^h   Slaughter, M ^h   Zaletel, E ^h   Sedor, J R ^c,h   Schelling, J ^c,h   Pickens, A ^c,h   Humbert, L ^c,h   Getz Fradley, L ^c,h   Adler, S ^h,i   Collins Schramm, H E ^h,i   Li, H ^h,i   Pahl, M ^h,j   Seldin, M F ^h,i   Walker, B ^b,h   Garcia, C ^b,h   Gonzalez, J ^b,h   Ingram Drake, L ^b,h   Mead, L ^d,h   Whitehead, T ^d,h   Chester, J ^d,h   Hanson, R L ^h,k   Nelson, R G ^h,k   Wolford, J ^h,k   Jones, L ^h,k   Juan, R ^h,k   Lovelace, R ^h,k   Loebel, J ^h,k   Luethe, C ^h,k   Pagliasotti, C ^h,k   Phillips, L M ^h,k   Sewemaenewa, J ^h,k   Sili, I ^h,k   Waseta, B ^h,k   Saad, M F ^h,l   Nicholas, S ^h,l   Guo, X ^h,l   Rotter, J ^h,l   Taylor, K ^h,l   Chen, Y D I ^h,l   Budgett, M ^h,l   Hariri, F ^h,l   Muro, C ^h,l   Ngo, K ^h,l   Zager, P ^h,m   Shah, V ^h,m   Scavini, M ^h,m   Bobelu, A ^h,m   Abboud, H ^h,n   Arar, N ^h,n   Duggirala, R ^h,n   Kasinath, B S ^h,n   Plaetke, R ^h,n   Stern, M ^h,n   Jenkinson, C ^h,n   Goyes, C ^h,n   Sartorio, V ^h,n   Abboud, T ^h,n   Hernandez, L ^h,n   Freedman, B I ^h,o   Bowden, D W ^h,o   Satko, S C ^h,o   Rich, S S ^h,o   Warren, S ^h,o   Viverette, S ^h,o   Brooks, G ^h,o   Young, R ^h,o   Spainhour, M ^h,o   Kohn, O ^h,p   Brown, C ^h,p   Leehey, D ^h,q   Barone, G ^h,q   Thornley Brown, D ^h,r   Jefferson, C ^h,r   Turner, V ^h,r   Winkler, C ^d,h   Smith, M W ^d,h   Thompson, M ^d,h   Hanson, R ^d,h   Kessing, B ^d,h   Briggs, J P ^h   Rasooly, R ^h   Warnock, D ^h   Chakraborty, R ^h   Dunston, G M ^h   O'Brien, S J ^h   Spielman, R ^h   more..

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

^e CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^l UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^m UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

ⁿ WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^o UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^p LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^q UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^r NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATININE;

ADULT; AGED; ALBUMINURIA; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FREEZING; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PROTEINURIA; QUALITY CONTROL; URINE;

ADULT; AGED; ALBUMINURIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CREATININE; FEMALE; FREEZING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTEINURIA; QUALITY CONTROL; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 38449103693     PISSN: 15559041     EISSN: 1555905X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2215/CJN.01030207     Document Type: Article

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