Microalbuminuria in chronic obstructive lung disease. Consider coexistent disease.
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Microalbuminuria in chronic obstructive lung disease.
Changes in renal function have been reported in chronic obstructive lung disease' but not proteinuria. We describe a heterogeneous group of patients with chronic obstructive lung disease who were found to have microalbuminuria. Patients, methods, and results Twenty two inpatients with chronic obstructive lung disease provided a clean catch midstream specimen of urine. Twenty normal healthy volu...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1993
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.307.6909.937-c