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Urine neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin as a marker of acute kidney injury in critically ill children

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boxed-textZappitelli M et al. (2007) Urine neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin is an early marker of acute kidney injury in critically ill children: a prospective cohort study. Crit Care 11: R84

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Bonventre, J. Urine neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin as a marker of acute kidney injury in critically ill children. Nat Rev Nephrol 4, 78–79 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpneph0677

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