Estimating Renal Function in the Elderly Malaysian Patients Attending Medical Outpatient Clinic: A Comparison between Creatinine Based and Cystatin-C Based Equations

Background. To assess the performance of different GFR estimating equations, test the diagnostic value of serum cystatin-C, and compare the applicability of cystatin-C based equation with serum creatinine based equation for estimating GFR (eGFR) in comparison with measured GFR in the elderly Malaysi...

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Main Authors: Maisarah Jalalonmuhali, Salma Mohamed Abouzriba Elagel, Maw Pin Tan, Soo Kun Lim, Kok Peng Ng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:International Journal of Nephrology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/3081518
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