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International Urology and Nephrology
Published in: International Urology and Nephrology 9/2016

01-09-2016 | Nephrology – Letter to the Editor

Evaluation of HUGE equation (hematocrit, urea, gender) performance for screening chronic kidney disease in clinically stable cirrhotic patients

Authors: Carlos G. Musso, Paola Casciato, Sergio Terrasa, Manuel Vilas, Jose Jauregui, Joaquin Alvarez-Gregori, Vincenzo Bellizzi, Adrian Gadano, Juan F. Macías Núñez

Published in: International Urology and Nephrology | Issue 9/2016

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Metadata
Title
Evaluation of HUGE equation (hematocrit, urea, gender) performance for screening chronic kidney disease in clinically stable cirrhotic patients
Authors
Carlos G. Musso
Paola Casciato
Sergio Terrasa
Manuel Vilas
Jose Jauregui
Joaquin Alvarez-Gregori
Vincenzo Bellizzi
Adrian Gadano
Juan F. Macías Núñez
Publication date
01-09-2016
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Published in
International Urology and Nephrology / Issue 9/2016
Print ISSN: 0301-1623
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2584
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11255-016-1332-x

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