Serum Creatinine-to-Cystatin-C Ratio as a Potential Muscle Mass Surrogate and Racial Differences in Mortality

By sjmartinez • January 25, 2023

Rizk JG, Streja E, Wenziger C, Shlipak MG, Norris KC, Crowley ST, Kalantar-Zadeh K. Serum Creatinine-to-Cystatin-C Ratio as a Potential Muscle Mass Surrogate and Racial Differences in Mortality. J Ren Nutr. 2023 Jan;33(1):69-77. doi: 10.1053/j.jrn.2021.11.005. Epub 2021 Dec 17. PMID: 34923112.

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