The effects of eliminating race-based adjustments in estimates of kidney function

An ongoing debate is focused on race-based algorithms in medicine—such as an adjustment for Black race in equations that estimate individuals’ kidney function. A study appearing in an upcoming issue of JASN examines the impact of dropping this race adjustment on patient care.

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