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Diagnostic efficacy of random albumin creatinine ratio for detection of micro and macro-albuminuria in type 2 diabetes mellitus

Rana M. Hasanato
Saudi Medical Journal March 2016, 37 (3) 268-273; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2016.3.13567
Rana M. Hasanato
From the Department of Pathology College of Medicine and University Hospitals, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
MD, KSFCC
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