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Development and Evaluation of a Clinical Prediction Model for Acute Kidney Injury Risk in Elderly Patients with Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction Cover

Development and Evaluation of a Clinical Prediction Model for Acute Kidney Injury Risk in Elderly Patients with Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction

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|Aug 2026

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/gh.1577 | Journal eISSN: 2211-8179
Language: English
Page range: 60 - 60
Submitted on: Oct 15, 2025
Accepted on: Jul 28, 2026
Published on: Aug 14, 2026
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

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