The urea clearance test in children

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The urea clearance test in children.

The value of the urea clearance test in the estimation of renal function is now well established. It was thought advisable before using it as a routine at this hospital to check the normal response in children with that of the adult and to compare the results of the test with the one previously in use (McLean's urea concentration test). The increase in the minute volume of the urine as a result...

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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood

سال: 1934

ISSN: 0003-9888,1468-2044

DOI: 10.1136/adc.9.54.335