Lower estimated GFR and higher albuminuria are associated with adverse kidney outcomes. A collaborative meta-analysis of general and high-risk population cohorts.

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Published in Kidney Int on February 02, 2011

Authors

Ron T Gansevoort1, Kunihiro Matsushita, Marije van der Velde, Brad C Astor, Mark Woodward, Andrew S Levey, Paul E de Jong, Josef Coresh, Chronic Kidney Disease Prognosis Consortium

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Nephrology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands. R.T.Gansevoort@int.umcg.nl

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World Trade Center (WTC) RENAL | NCT02246101

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