Toward Individualized Cholesterol-Lowering Treatment in End-Stage Renal Disease
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Renal Nutrition
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1051-2276
DOI: 10.1053/j.jrn.2013.11.001