Usage of renal function equations to guide prescribing in general medicine

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 126, Issue 1383, 2013, Pages

  Howey, Omeed K ^a   Chin, Paul K L ^a  

^a CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; DABIGATRAN; GENTAMICIN;

BODY SURFACE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DOSE CALCULATION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; GENERAL PRACTICE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION TEST; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MATHEMATICAL PARAMETERS; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RENAL FUNCTION EQUATION; STANDARDS;

GENERAL PRACTICE; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FUNCTION TESTS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS;

EID: 84884676759     PISSN: 00288446     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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