A comparison of two glomerular filtration rate estimating formulae in elderly

European Geriatric Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 96-97

  Cozzolino, M ^a   Maioli, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronic kidney disease; Elderly patients; Kidney function test

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; CYSTATIN C; PENTETATE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT;

AGED; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84958106106     PISSN: 18787649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurger.2015.02.008     Document Type: Letter

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