American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 46, Issue 2 , Pages 242-252 , August 2005

Performance of the Cockcroft-Gault and Modification of Diet in Renal Disease Equations in Estimating GFR in Ill Hospitalized Patients

Presented in part at the American Society of Nephrology meeting, San Diego, CA, November 12–17, 2003.

Received 13 December 2004 ,Accepted 21 April 2005.

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 Originally published online as doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2005.04.023 on June 20, 2005.E.D.P. was a recipient of a fellowship grant from the National Kidney Foundation (2003 to 2004).

PII: S0272-6386(05)00569-X

doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2005.04.023

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 46, Issue 2 , Pages 242-252 , August 2005

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