Beyond Creatinine: Is Cystatin C the New Global Standard for Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate Evaluation?

Gregory L Hundemer^{1

2}, Manish M Sood^{1

2}, Ayub Akbari^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
² Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Editorial

Gregory L Hundemer et al. Kidney Med. 2024.

. 2024 Feb 19;6(4):100806.

doi: 10.1016/j.xkme.2024.100806. eCollection 2024 Apr.

Gregory L Hundemer^{1

2}, Manish M Sood^{1

2}, Ayub Akbari^{1

2}

¹ Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
² Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

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