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Editorial
. 2012 Aug;60(2):176-8.
doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2012.05.003.

Cystatin C, creatinine, and albuminuria: bringing risk into 3 dimensions

Joseph A Abdelmalek, Dena E Rifkin
Editorial

Cystatin C, creatinine, and albuminuria: bringing risk into 3 dimensions

Joseph A Abdelmalek et al. Am J Kidney Dis. 2012 Aug.
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