American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 52, Issue 4 , Pages 778-787 , October 2008

Prevalence of Estimated GFR Reporting Among US Clinical Laboratories

  • Nancy A. Accetta, MHS, CHES

      Affiliations

    • National Kidney Disease Education Program, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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  • Elisa H. Gladstone, MPH

      Affiliations

    • National Kidney Disease Education Program, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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  • Charles DiSogra, DrPH, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Field Research Corp, San Francisco, CA
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  • Elizabeth C. Wright, PhD

      Affiliations

    • National Kidney Disease Education Program, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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  • Michael Briggs

      Affiliations

    • National Kidney Disease Education Program, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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  • Andrew S. Narva, MD

      Affiliations

    • National Kidney Disease Education Program, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Andrew S. Narva, MD, Director, National Kidney Disease Education Program, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Two Democracy Plaza, Rm 645, 6707 Democracy Blvd, Bethesda, MD 20892-0001

Received 27 December 2007 ,Accepted 9 May 2008.

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 Originally published online as doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.05.023 on August 1, 2008.

PII: S0272-6386(08)00991-8

doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.05.023

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 52, Issue 4 , Pages 778-787 , October 2008

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