Is the new Schwartz equation derived from serum creatinine and body length suitable for evaluation of renal function in Japanese children?

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 171, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1401-1404

  Uemura, Osamu ^a   Honda, Masataka ^a   Matsuyama, Takeshi ^a   Ishikura, Kenji ^a   Hataya, Hiroshi ^a   Nagai, Takuhito ^a   Ikezumi, Yohei ^a   Fujita, Naoya ^a   Ito, Shuichi ^a   Iijima, Kazumoto ^a  

^a AICHI CHILDREN'S HEALTH AND MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

EGFR; Enzymatic method; Japanese children; New Schwartz formula; Reference serum creatinine level

Indexed keywords

CREATININE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; JAPANESE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE MASS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHWARTZ EQUATION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CREATININE; FEMALE; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HUMANS; INFANT; JAPAN; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84866002161     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: 14321076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-012-1772-y     Document Type: Article

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