American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 51, Issue 4, Supplement 2 , Pages S77-S82 , April 2008

Standardization of Serum Creatinine and Estimated GFR in the Kidney Early Evaluation Program (KEEP)

  • Lesley A. Stevens, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Lesley A. Stevens, MD, MS, Division of Nephrology, Tufts-New England Medical Center, 750 Washington St, Box 391, Boston, MA 02111.
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  • Nicholas Stoycheff, MD

Received 26 November 2007 ,Accepted 3 January 2008.

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PII: S0272-6386(08)00008-5

doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.01.001

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 51, Issue 4, Supplement 2 , Pages S77-S82 , April 2008

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