CKD Classification: Time to Move Beyond KDOQI
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CKD classification: time to move beyond KDOQI.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1046-6673,1533-3450
DOI: 10.1681/asn.2009030309