nefrНефрологияNephrology (Saint-Petersburg)1561-62742541-9439Pavlov First Saint-Petersburg State Medical University10.24884/1561-6274-2005-9-3-16-27nefr-653Research ArticleОБЗОРЫ И ЛЕКЦИИREVIEWS AND LECTURESПРОБЛЕМА ОЦЕНКИ СКОРОСТИ КЛУБОЧКОВОЙ ФИЛЬТРАЦИИ В СОВРЕМЕННОЙ НЕФРОЛОГИИ: НОВЫЙ ИНДИКАТОР ЦИСТАТИН СTHE PROBLEM OF ASSESSMENT OF GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE IN MODERN NEPHROLOGY: A NEW INDICATOR CYSTATIN CСмирновА. В.SmirnovA. V.

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