Clinical Risk Implications of the CKD Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) Equation Compared With the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) Study Equation for Estimated GFR

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
3849121	American Journal of Kidney Diseases	2012	9 Pages	PDF

Abstract

These results suggest that the CKD-EPI equation more accurately categorizes individuals regarding clinical risk than the MDRD Study equation.

Keywords

Epidemiology End-stage renal disease estimated glomerular filtration rate

Related Topics

Health Sciences Medicine and Dentistry Nephrology

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Clinical Risk Implications of the CKD Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) Equation Compared With the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) Study Equation for Estimated GFR

Authors

Kunihiro MD, PhD, Marcello MD, SM, Anita MSc, Andrew S. MD, Josef MD, PhD, Brenda R. MD, PhD, on behalf of the Alberta Kidney Disease Network on behalf of the Alberta Kidney Disease Network,