PubMed ID:
12500213
Public Release Type:
Journal
Publication Year: 2003
Affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA. coresh@jhu.edu
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1053/ajkd.2003.50007
Authors:
Coresh J,
Greene T,
Astor BC,
Eknoyan G,
Levey AS
Studies:
Modification of Diet in Renal Disease
Recently developed clinical practice guidelines and calibration of the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III) serum creatinine assay provide a basis for estimating the prevalence and distribution of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the United States using standardized criteria based on estimated glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and persistent albuminuria.