The value of a formula including haematocrit, blood urea and gender (HUGE) as a screening test for chronic renal insufficiency

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 480-484

  Alvarez Gregori, J A ^a   Robles, N R ^b   Mena, C ^c   Ardanuy, R ^a   Jauregui, R ^d   MacIas Nunez, J F ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL INFANTA CRISTINA   (Spain)

^c County Hospital Don Benito ^*  (Spain)

^d Family and Community Medicine Unit   (Argentina)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

chronic renal insufficiency; haematocrit; screening; Urea

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; UREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGIST; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; CREATININE CLEARANCE; FAMILY MEDICINE; FEMALE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HEMATOCRIT BLOOD UREA AND GENDER TEST; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEPHROLOGIST; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SPAIN;

EID: 79960142999     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: 17604788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-011-0001-0     Document Type: Article

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