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Editorial
. 2014 Apr;63(4):549-51.
doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2014.01.004.

A new clinical prediction tool for 5-year kidney transplant outcome

Colin R Lenihan  1 , Joseph B Lockridge  1 , Jane C Tan  2
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Editorial

A new clinical prediction tool for 5-year kidney transplant outcome

Colin R Lenihan et al. Am J Kidney Dis. 2014 Apr.
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The US Renal Data System (USRDS)-based scoring system, recently developed by Kasiske et al, is now available as a user-friendly online calculator at http://www.txscores.org/. Abbreviations: CKD, chronic kidney disease; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate.
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