Interpretation of erythropoietin levels in patients with various degrees of renal insufficiency and anemia

Kidney International

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 1206-1211

  Fehr, Thomas ^a   Ammann, Peter ^b   Garzoni, Daniela ^b   Korte, Wolfgang ^b   Fierz, Walter ^b   Rickli, Hans ^b   Wüthrich, Rudolf P ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anemia; Chronic renal failure; Creatinine clearance; Erythropoietin; Hemoglobin

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROPOIETIN; HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CREATININE CLEARANCE; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 4344575935     PISSN: 00852538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.00880.x     Document Type: Article

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