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Measuring creatinine excretion and clearance for diagnosing and staging chronic kidney disease

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  1. Renal Section, Raymond G. Murphy Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 1501 San Pedro SE, Albuquerque, NM, 87108, USA

    Antonios H. Tzamaloukas

  2. Department of Medicine, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM, USA

    Antonios H. Tzamaloukas

  3. Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Toledo School of Medicine, Toledo, OH, USA

    Deepak Malhotra

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Tzamaloukas, A.H., Malhotra, D. Measuring creatinine excretion and clearance for diagnosing and staging chronic kidney disease. Int Urol Nephrol 49, 551–552 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11255-016-1468-8

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