Early Outcomes among Those Initiating Chronic Dialysis in the United States

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ژورنال

عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

سال: 2011

ISSN: 1555-9041,1555-905X

DOI: 10.2215/cjn.03680411