Measuring GFR: A systematic review

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 411-424

  Soveri, Inga ^a   Berg, Ulla B ^b   Björk, Jonas ^c   Elinder, Carl Gustaf ^d   Grubb, Anders ^e   Mejare, Ingegerd ^f   Sterner, Gunnar ^e   Bäck, Sten Erik ^e  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d STOCKHOLM COUNTY COUNCIL   (Sweden)

^e LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^f Swedish Council on Health Technology Assessment   (Sweden)

Author keywords

accuracy; clearance marker; Glomerular filtration rate (GFR); glomerular filtration rate (GFR) measurement; renal function

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM 51; CREATININE; EDETIC ACID; INULIN; IOHEXOL; IOTALAMIC ACID; PENTETIC ACID;

CREATININE CLEARANCE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; INULIN CLEARANCE; KIDNEY CLEARANCE; PLASMA CLEARANCE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ACCURACY; CLEARANCE MARKER; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE (GFR); GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE (GFR) MEASUREMENT; RENAL FUNCTION;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FUNCTION TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84908121455     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: 15236838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2014.04.010     Document Type: Article

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