## Background: Glomerular filtration rate (gfr) is the best overall index of renal function in health and disease. inulin and 51cr-edta plasma clearances are considered the gold standard methods for estimating gfr. unfortunately, these methods require specialized technical personnel over a period o
The ratio of urinary cystatin C to urinary creatinine for detecting decreased GFR
โ Scribed by Stanley Hellerstein; Max Berenbom; Pat Erwin; Nancy Wilson; Sylvia DiMaggio
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 175 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0931-041X
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