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Decentralized glomerular filtration rate (GFR) estimates in healthy kidney donors show poor correlation and demonstrate the need for improvement in quality and standardization of GFR measurements in Sweden

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Pages 227-235 | Received 18 Apr 2006, Accepted 28 Aug 2006, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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