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Extremely high prevalence of decreased GFR in the oldest elderly nursing home residents

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Data available on request from the authors. The data that support the findings of this study are not openly available due to reasons of sensitivity and are available form the corresponding author upon reasonable request.

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Juric, I., Kes, P., Katalinic, L. et al. Extremely high prevalence of decreased GFR in the oldest elderly nursing home residents. Int Urol Nephrol 55, 1393–1394 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11255-022-03435-7

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