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How should chronic kidney disease be defined and classified?

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boxed-textLevey AS et al. (2005) Definition and classification of chronic kidney disease: A position statement from Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO). Kidney Int 67: 2089–2100

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