Multidisciplinary clinical strategies for encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis in peritoneal dialysis: Update from Japan
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Urology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0919-8172
DOI: 10.1111/iju.12445