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Editorial
. 2023 Nov-Dec;49(6):665-667.
doi: 10.1590/S1677-5538.IBJU.2023.9913.

Urological impact of race-free estimated glomerular filtration rate equations

Natália Dalsenter Avilez  1 , José Ignacio Nolazco  2   3 , Steven Lee Chang  2   4 , Leonardo O Reis  1   5
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Editorial

Urological impact of race-free estimated glomerular filtration rate equations

Natália Dalsenter Avilez et al. Int Braz J Urol. 2023 Nov-Dec.
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