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K/DOQI clinical practice guidelines for bone metabolism and disease in chronic kidney disease

Shaul G. Massry, +80 more
- 01 Oct 2003 - 
- Vol. 42
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This article is published in American Journal of Kidney Diseases.The article was published on 2003-10-01 and is currently open access. It has received 2609 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Chronic kidney disease-mineral and bone disorder & Kidney disease.

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