Time to change the glomerular filtration rate estimating formula in primary care?

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 355-357

  Korhonen, Päivi E ^a,b   Kautiainen, Hannu ^c,d   Järvenpää, Salme ^e   Kivelä, Sirkka Liisa ^b,f,g  

^a Central Satakunta Health Federation of Municipalities ^*  (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c CENTRAL FINLAND CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e Medcare Foundation   (Finland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^g SATAKUNTA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk factors; Glucose homeostasis; Primary care; Renal function

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE ESTIMATING FORMULA; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RENAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS;

AGED; FEMALE; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84860530972     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: 18790828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2012.01.001     Document Type: Article

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