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Looking at the kidney to predict global outcome in the elderly

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This work was supported by grants from the Italian Ministero della Salute (Bando Giovane Ricercatore 2008, CUP G35J11000130001).

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    Francesca Viazzi, Elena Ratto, Giovanna Leoncini & Roberto Pontremoli

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Viazzi, F., Ratto, E., Leoncini, G. et al. Looking at the kidney to predict global outcome in the elderly. Intern Emerg Med 9, 711–713 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-014-1093-4

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