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Affiliation
Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.; Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.; Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.; Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.
Authors
Chu Chi D, Ku Elaine, Fallahzadeh Mohammad Kazem, McCulloch Charles E, Tuot Delphine S
Studies
Abstract
The Kidney Failure Risk Equation (KFRE) is a simple widely validated prediction model using age, sex, estimated glomerular filtration rate, and urinary albumin-creatinine ratio to predict the risk for end-stage kidney disease. Data are limited for its applicability to kidney transplant recipients.