Adjustment for race in the estimation of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is inappropriate in the British postnatal population

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 176, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 200-201

  Roberts, Anna L ^a   Ferraro, Alastair ^a   Green, Amanda ^a   Loughna, Pam ^a   Broughton Pipkin, Fiona ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATININE;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; CAUCASIAN; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; INULIN CLEARANCE; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; RACE DIFFERENCE; BLACK PERSON; BLOOD; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CREATININE; FEMALE; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES;

EID: 84899457230     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: 18727654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2014.02.010     Document Type: Letter

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