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Comment
. 2020 Dec;31(12):2965.
doi: 10.1681/ASN.2020081119. Epub 2020 Sep 11.

A Single Point-in-Time eGFR Is Not Associated with Increased Risk of Dementia in the Elderly

Aditi Gupta  1   2 , Jeffrey M Burns  2   3
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A Single Point-in-Time eGFR Is Not Associated with Increased Risk of Dementia in the Elderly

Aditi Gupta et al. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2020 Dec.
No abstract available

Keywords: cognition; decline in eGFR; dementia; eGFR.

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    Kurella Tamura M, Pajewski N, Weiner DE. Kurella Tamura M, et al. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2020 Dec;31(12):2966. doi: 10.1681/ASN.2020081189. Epub 2020 Sep 11. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2020. PMID: 32931447 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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