Assessing trends and variability in outpatient dual testing for chronic kidney disease with urine albumin and serum creatinine, 2009–2018: a retrospective cohort study in the Veterans Health Administration System
Background Simultaneous urine testing for albumin (UAlb) and serum creatinine (SCr), that is, ‘dual testing,’ is an accepted quality measure in the management of diabetes. As chronic kidney disease (CKD) is defined by both UAlb and SCr testing, this approach could be more widely adopted in kidney ca...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2024-02-01
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| Series: | BMJ Open |
| Online Access: | https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/2/e073136.full |