Measuring glomerular filtration rate in children; can cystatin C replace established methods? A review

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 929-941

  Andersen, Trine Borup ^a   Eskild Jensen, Anni ^a   Frøkiær, Jørgen ^a   Brøchner Mortensen, Jens ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Creatinine; Cystatin C; Glomerular filtration rate; Renal function; Schwartz formula

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CORTICOSTEROID; CREATININE; CYSTATIN C; EDETATE CHROMIUM CR 51; IOHEXOL; IOTALAMIC ACID I 125; PENTETATE TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

CHILD; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; CREATININE CLEARANCE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE MARKER; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; INULIN CLEARANCE; KETONURIA; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; PLASMA CLEARANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THYROID DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CREATININE; CYSTATIN C; FEMALE; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HUMANS; INFANT; KIDNEY; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; ROC CURVE;

EID: 63649084825     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-008-0991-y     Document Type: Review

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