Gender differences in age-related decline in glomerular filtration rates in healthy people and chronic kidney disease patients

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Since men with chronic kidney disease (CKD) progress faster than women, an accurate assessment of CKD progression rates should be based on gender differences in age-related decline of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in healthy indiv...

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Main Authors: Xu Rong, Zhang Lu-Xia, Zhang Pu-Hong, Wang Fang, Zuo Li, Wang Hai-Yan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-08-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2369/11/20