American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 53, Issue 6 , Pages 982-992 , June 2009

Revised Equations for Estimated GFR From Serum Creatinine in Japan

Received 28 February 2008 ,Accepted 16 December 2008.

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 Originally published online as doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.12.034 on April 2, 2009.

 A list of author affiliations appears at the end of this article.

 A list of the investigators who helped develop the Japanese equation for estimated GFR appears at the end of the article.

PII: S0272-6386(09)00389-8

doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.12.034

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 53, Issue 6 , Pages 982-992 , June 2009

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