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LL, PR and AW conceived and designed the research. LL acquired data. LL and LK participated in statistical analysis. LL, VD, PR and AW participated in data interpretation. LL, VD, LK and AW drafted the manuscript. Each author edited, revised and approved the final version of the manuscript. AW, VD and PR provided supervision.
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Lievre, L., Dupont, V., Kanagaratnam, L. et al. Urine-to-plasma creatinine ratio and fractional excretion of urea performance in acute-on-chronic kidney disease patients. J Nephrol 36, 2661–2663 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40620-023-01700-1
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