Accurate assessment of kidney function in indigenous australians: The estimated GFR study

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 680-682

  Maple Brown, Louise J ^a,b   Hughes, Jaquelyne T ^a,b   Lawton, Paul D ^a   Jones, Graham R D ^c,d   Ellis, Andrew G ^e,f   Drabsch, Katrina ^a   Brown, Alex D H ^g,h   Cass, Alan ^i,j   Hoy, Wendy E ^k   MacIsaac, Richard J ^f,l   O'Dea, Kerin ^m   Jerums, George ^e,f  

^a MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b ROYAL DARWIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^e AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^g BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^h SOUTH AUSTRALIAN HEALTH AND MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

ⁱ GEORGE INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^j UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^k UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^l ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^m UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CREATININE;

ACCURACY; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AUSTRALIA; CALCULATION; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; ETHNICITY; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LETTER; URBAN AREA; VALIDITY;

GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HUMANS; IOHEXOL; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84866358720     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: 15236838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2012.07.001     Document Type: Letter

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