The uncertainty of the eGFR

Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 242-247

  Badrick, Tony ^a   Turner, Peter ^a  

^a BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Analytical variation; Biological variation; Chronic renal failure; eGFR; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

CREATININASE; CREATININE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; ESTIMATED GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; KIDNEY CLEARANCE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTAKE; PROTEIN RESTRICTION; REFERENCE VALUE; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 84879693312     PISSN: 09701915     EISSN: 09740422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12291-012-0280-1     Document Type: Article

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