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Comment
. 2019 Dec;15(12):784.
doi: 10.1038/s41581-019-0213-9.

Strengths and limitations of estimated and measured GFR

Andrew S Levey  1 , Josef Coresh  2 , Hocine Tighiouart  3 , Tom Greene  4 , Lesley A Inker  5
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Strengths and limitations of estimated and measured GFR

Andrew S Levey et al. Nat Rev Nephrol. 2019 Dec.
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  • Estimated GFR: time for a critical appraisal.
    Porrini E, Ruggenenti P, Luis-Lima S, Carrara F, Jiménez A, de Vries APJ, Torres A, Gaspari F, Remuzzi G. Porrini E, et al. Nat Rev Nephrol. 2019 Mar;15(3):177-190. doi: 10.1038/s41581-018-0080-9. Nat Rev Nephrol. 2019. PMID: 30518813 Review.

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