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Body Composition Does Not Explain Serum Creatinine Level in ESRD
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Title Body Composition Does Not Explain Serum Creatinine Level in ESRD
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/573310?src=rss
Description Black patients on hemodialysis are much more likely than their non-black counterparts to have high serum creatinine (sCr) levels, according to an article in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology published online on April 16. Reuters Health Information
Category Articles > Nephrology
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Date Apr 23, 2008
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