Albuminuria: Time to focus on accuracy

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 378-381

  Inker, Lesley A ^a  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CREATININE;

ALBUMINURIA; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; MEASUREMENT ERROR; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROGNOSIS; PROTEINURIA; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; REVIEW; URINALYSIS; URINARY EXCRETION;

ALBUMINURIA; CREATININE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC;

EID: 84894454632     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: 15236838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2014.01.002     Document Type: Editorial

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