%0 Journal Article
%A Oliva-Damaso, Nestor
%A Delanaye, Pierre
%A Oliva-Damaso, Elena
%A Payan, Juan
%A Glassock, Richard J
%T Risk-based versus GFR threshold criteria for nephrology referral in chronic kidney disease.
%D 2022
%@ 2048-8505
%U http://hdl.handle.net/10668/19747
%X Chronic kidney disease (CKD) and kidney failure are global health problems associated with morbidity, mortality and healthcare costs, with unequal access to kidney replacement therapy between countries. The diversity of guidelines concerning referral from primary care to a specialist nephrologist determines different outcomes around the world among patients with CKD where several guidelines recommend referral when the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is 
%K Kidney Failure Risk Equation
%K age-adapted diagnosis and referral of CKD
%K chronic kidney disease
%K nephrology referral
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