Calibration and random variation of the serum creatinine assay as critical elements of using equations to estimate glomerular filtration rate

Josef Coresh; Brad C. Astor; Geraldine M. McQuillan; John W. Kusek; Tom Greene; Frederick Van Lente; Andrew S. Levey

doi:10.1053/ajkd.2002.32765

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CreatinineRenal functionMedicineUrologyReproducibilityCalibrationKidney diseaseNational Health and Nutrition Examination SurveyLinear regressionInternal medicineEndocrinologyStatisticsMathematicsPopulation

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Year: 2002
Type: article
Volume: 39
Issue: 5
Pages: 920-929
Citations: 712
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                                    Josef Coresh, 
                                
                                    Brad C. Astor, 
                                
                                    Geraldine M. McQuillan
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2002). 
                            Calibration and random variation of the serum creatinine assay as critical elements of using equations to estimate glomerular filtration rate. 
                            American Journal of Kidney Diseases
                            , 39
                            (5)
                            , 920-929.
                            https://doi.org/10.1053/ajkd.2002.32765
                        

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DOI: 10.1053/ajkd.2002.32765