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Cystatin C as a marker of glomerular filtration rate in chronic kidney disease: influence of body composition

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Shlipak, M. Cystatin C as a marker of glomerular filtration rate in chronic kidney disease: influence of body composition. Nat Rev Nephrol 3, 188–189 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpneph0404

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