Uremic pruritus and associated factors in hemodialysis patients: A multi-center study
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عنوان ژورنال: Kidney Research and Clinical Practice
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2211-9140
DOI: 10.23876/j.krcp.2018.37.2.138