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Can plasma iohexol disappearance be used to measure GFR in children with chronic kidney disease?

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boxed-textSchwartz GJ et al. (2006) Glomerular filtration rate via plasma iohexol disappearance: pilot study for chronic kidney disease in children. Kidney Int 69: 2070–2077

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Mak, R. Can plasma iohexol disappearance be used to measure GFR in children with chronic kidney disease?. Nat Rev Nephrol 2, 608–609 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpneph0311

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