Assessment of serum electrolytes and kidney function test for screening of chronic kidney disease among Ethiopian Public Health Institute staff members, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Nephrology
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1471-2369
DOI: 10.1186/s12882-020-02166-0