Performance of Creatinine-Based Estimates of GFR in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Systematic Review

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1005-1015

  White, Christine A ^a   Huang, David ^a   Akbari, Ayub ^b,c   Garland, Jocelyn ^a   Knoll, Greg A ^b,c  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

creatinine; Glomerular filtration rate; kidney transplantation; systematic review

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; CREATININE; INULIN; RADIOISOTOPE;

ARTICLE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HUMAN; KIDNEY CLEARANCE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; PLASMA;

CREATININE; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MATHEMATICS;

EID: 43849101666     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.02.308     Document Type: Article

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