Underdiagnosis of impaired kidney function in older adults with normal serum creatinine [21]

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 382-

  Maaravi, Yoram ^a   Burzstyn, Michael ^a   Stessman, Jochanan ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATININE;

CREATININE CLEARANCE; DIET; GERIATRIC CARE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LETTER;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; BODY MASS INDEX; CREATININE; FEMALE; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HUMANS; MALE; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 38549181012     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01525.x     Document Type: Letter

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