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Comparison of urine dipstick and albumin:creatinine ratio for chronic kidney disease screening: A population-based study

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is usually diagnosed using the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) or kidney damage markers. The urine dipstick test is a widely used screening tool for albuminuria, a CKD marker. Although the urine albumin:creatinine ratio (ACR) has advantages over the dipstick...

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Autores principales: Park, Ji In, Baek, Hyunjeong, Kim, Bo Ra, Jung, Hae Hyuk
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5289498/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28151999
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0171106