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In 2002, the Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative recommended the use of an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) to detect early kidney disease (1 ). Subsequently, the National Kidney Disease Education Program (NKDEP) has taken the lead in promoting the use of eGFR. In their recommendations to health professionals (2 ), the NKDEP suggested determining an eGFR, as well as measuring ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: British Dental Journal
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0007-0610,1476-5373
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2009.1086