Methodological considerations for observational studies of acute kidney injury using existing data sources

Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 295-305

  James, Matthew ^a   Pannu, Neesh ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acute kidney injury; Epidemiology; Research methods

Indexed keywords

ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY INJURY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PROGNOSIS; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; REVIEW; URINE VOLUME; ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ANIMAL; BLOOD; CLASSIFICATION; FOLLOW UP;

CREATININE;

ANIMALS; CREATININE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE;

EID: 69449090937     PISSN: 11218428     EISSN: 17246059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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