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Editorial
. 2021 Jun 1;32(6):1269-1270.
doi: 10.1681/ASN.2021020206. Epub 2021 Apr 9.

Race and the Estimation of GFR: Getting it Right

Harold I Feldman  1 , Josephine P Briggs  2
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Editorial

Race and the Estimation of GFR: Getting it Right

Harold I Feldman et al. J Am Soc Nephrol. .
No abstract available

Keywords: GFR; race-based medicine; racial disparities; task force.

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