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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Renal function estimated from serum creatinine is overestimated in patients with rheumatoid arthritis because of their muscle atrophy

M. MoriguchiInstitute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, 10-22 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0054, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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C. TeraiInstitute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, 10-22 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0054, Japan
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Y. KosekiInstitute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, 10-22 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0054, Japan
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M. UesatoInstitute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, 10-22 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0054, Japan
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N. KamataniInstitute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, 10-22 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0054, Japan
Pages 230-234 | Received 17 Mar 2000, Accepted 14 Jul 2000, Published online: 02 Jan 2014

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