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A single sample method for estimating glomerular filtration rate in cats

N C Finch1, R Heiene, J Elliott

  • 1Royal Veterinary College, London, UK. natalie.finch@bristol.ac.uk

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine
|May 8, 2013
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