American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 50, Issue 6 , Pages 938-945 , December 2007

The Effect of Age, Sex, and Race on Urinary Markers of Kidney Damage in Children

  • Felicia Trachtenberg, PhD

      Affiliations

    • New England Research Institutes, Watertown, MA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Felicia Trachtenberg, PhD, New England Research Institutes, 9 Galen St, Watertown, MA 02472.
    • ,
  • Lars Barregård, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital and Academy, Göteborg, Sweden.

Received 11 April 2007 ,Accepted 23 August 2007.

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 Originally published online as doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2007.08.014 on October 30, 2007.

PII: S0272-6386(07)01235-8

doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2007.08.014

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 50, Issue 6 , Pages 938-945 , December 2007

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