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Original Article

A cystatin C‐based formula without anthropometric variables estimates glomerular filtration rate better than creatinine clearance using the Cockcroft‐Gault formula

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Pages 153-162 | Received 04 Oct 2004, Accepted 03 Dec 2004, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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