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Are there advantages with U‐Albumin/U‐Creatinine ratios compared with U‐Albumin in monitoring diabetes?

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Pages 439-446 | Received 21 Jul 2004, Accepted 15 Feb 2005, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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