Below safety limits, every unit of glomerular filtration rate counts-reply letter

Carlotta Palumbo^{1

2}, Alessandro Antonelli^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Urology Unit, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
² Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Science and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
³ Department of Urology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona, Italy.
⁴ Department of Surgery, Dentistry, Paediatrics and Gynaecology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.

Comment

Carlotta Palumbo et al. Ann Transl Med. 2020 Feb.

. 2020 Feb;8(4):137.

doi: 10.21037/atm.2019.12.54.

Carlotta Palumbo^{1

2}, Alessandro Antonelli^{3

4}

¹ Urology Unit, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
² Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Science and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
³ Department of Urology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona, Italy.
⁴ Department of Surgery, Dentistry, Paediatrics and Gynaecology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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