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Comparing the association of GFR estimated by the CKD-EPI and MDRD study equations and mortality: the third national health and nutrition examination survey (NHANES III)

BACKGROUND: The Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration equation for estimation of glomerular filtration rate (eGFR(CKD-EPI)) improves GFR estimation compared with the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease Study equation (eGFR(MDRD)) but its association with mortality in a nationally repre...

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Autores principales: Shafi, Tariq, Matsushita, Kunihiro, Selvin, Elizabeth, Sang, Yingying, Astor, Brad C, Inker, Lesley A, Coresh, Josef
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3447668/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22702805
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2369-13-42