Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3848644 | American Journal of Kidney Diseases | 2011 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
The CKD-EPI is more accurate than the MDRD Study equation, particularly at higher GFRs. Therefore, we recommend adopting the CKD-EPI equation without ethnic adjustment for estimating GFR in multiethnic Asian patients with CKD.
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Authors
Boon Wee MD, Hui PhD, Danhua BS, Jialiang PhD, Arvind Kumar MD, Borys PhD, Sunil MD, Evan J.C. MD,