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Letter to the Editor

Ratio of cystatin C and creatinine-based estimates of the glomerular filtration rate predicts mortality in healthy seniors independent of kidney function

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Pages 341-343 | Received 21 Dec 2015, Accepted 29 Jan 2016, Published online: 16 Mar 2016

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