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Comparison of the Schwartz and CKD-EPI Equations for Estimating Glomerular Filtration Rate in Children, Adolescents, and Adults: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study

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2016

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Luciano da Silva Selistre, Muriel Rabilloud, Pierre Cochat, V. de Souza, Jean Iwaz, Sandrine Lemoine, Beyerle Françoise, Carlos Eduardo Poli‐de‐Figueiredo, Laurence Dubourg
PLoS Medicine

Abstract

The results from this study suggest that the Schwartz equation may be more reliable than the CKD-EPI equation for estimating GFR in children and adolescents and in adults with mild to moderate kidney impairment up to age 40 y.

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