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Clinical Studies

Validation of the Friedewald formula for the determination of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in renal transplant recipients

Mustafa Balal Faculty of Medicine, Department of Nephrology, Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey
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Saime Paydas Faculty of Medicine, Department of Nephrology, Cukurova University, Adana, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Tamer Inal Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry, Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey
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Erkan Demir Faculty of Medicine, Department of Urology, Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey
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Cemal Kurt Faculty of Medicine, Department of Nephrology, Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey
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Yasar Sertdemir Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biostatistics, Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey
Pages 455-458 | Received 06 Nov 2009, Accepted 11 Jan 2010, Published online: 06 May 2010

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