Dipstick Proteinuria Screening of Asymptomatic Adults to Prevent Progressive Renal Disease

Prepared by Ryuta Nagai, MD, FRCPC, Research Associate, Department of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics, Elaine E.L. Wang, MD, FRCPC, Associate Professor of Pediatrics and of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics, and William Feldman, MD, FRCPC, Professor of Pediatrics and of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics, University of Toronto, Ontario

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