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Comment
. 2012;9(11):e1001345.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001345. Epub 2012 Nov 20.

Screening for chronic kidney disease: preventing harm or harming the healthy?

Maarten W Taal  1
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Screening for chronic kidney disease: preventing harm or harming the healthy?

Maarten W Taal. PLoS Med. 2012.

Abstract

Maarten Taal discusses the potential benefits, risks, and evidence base relating to screening policies for chronic kidney disease.

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Conflict of interest statement

The author has declared that no competing interests exist.

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