Albuminuria: time to focus on accuracy

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Lesley A Inker. Am J Kidney Dis. 2014 Mar.

. 2014 Mar;63(3):378-81.

doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2014.01.002.

¹ Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts. Electronic address: linker@tuftsmedicalcenter.org.

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