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. 2007 Sep;72(5):534-6.
doi: 10.1038/sj.ki.5002452.

Can we do better than a single estimated GFR threshold when screening for chronic kidney disease?

E D Poggio  1 , A D Rule
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Can we do better than a single estimated GFR threshold when screening for chronic kidney disease?

E D Poggio et al. Kidney Int. 2007 Sep.
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Abstract

The Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) equation has been used to screen for and diagnose chronic kidney disease (CKD). A fixed estimated glomerular filtration rate cutoff point has been advocated by the National Kidney Foundation to diagnose CKD. However, data derived from healthy individuals challenge this approach and suggest that age- and gender-specific reference values may be more useful in the screening setting.

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