Rapid kidney function decline and mortality risk in older adults.

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Published in Arch Intern Med on November 10, 2008

Authors

Dena E Rifkin1, Michael G Shlipak, Ronit Katz, Linda F Fried, David Siscovick, Michel Chonchol, Anne B Newman, Mark J Sarnak

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Nephrology, Tufts Medical Center, 750 Washington St, Box 391, Boston, MA 02111, USA. drifkin@tuftsmedicalcenter.org

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