Estimated glomerular filtration rate and urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio are renal markers associated with risks of cardiovascular diseases

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · J Lab Physicians 2017; 9(04): 343-344
DOI: 10.4103/JLP.JLP_52_17

Letter to the Editor

Pradeep Sharma

Department of Biochemistry, Consultant Biochemist, Central Lab, AMRI Hospitals, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

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