Urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio: What's in a number?

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1243-1244

  Kestenbaum, Bryan ^a   De Boer, Ian H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CREATININE;

ALBUMINURIA; CANCER RISK; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; EDITORIAL; GOLD STANDARD; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA;

EID: 77955620601     PISSN: 10466673     EISSN: 15333450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1681/ASN.2010060614     Document Type: Editorial

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