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Kidneys
Data on kidneys discussed by researchers at National Institutes of Health
July 15th, 2007
Data detailed in "Magnitude of underascertainment of impaired kidney function in older adults with normal serum creatinine" have been presented. According to a study from the United States, "To estimate in a community-dwelling elderly population the magnitude of renal function misclassification, occurring when persons with normal serum creatinine have reduced glomerular filtration rate (GFR), and to describe the participant characteristics related to misclassification. Cross-sectional. based study of older Italian people. Six hundred sixty participants aged 65 to 92 with normal serum creatinine. GFR was estimated using the Cockcroft-Gault equation and creatinine clearance (CrCl) calculated...
Source: Aging & Elder Health Week (2007-07-15)
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