Primary care management of chronic dialysis patients: emerging challenges.
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also in our study ‘good sleepers’ have Hb values significantly higher than the ‘poor sleepers’, even if they do not reach the values obtained by Iliescu et al.: this confirms that a clinical trend to a better sleep quality exists by raising Hb levels. In summary, although the data of statistical analysis must be clearly kept in mind, to raise Hb levels above our reported values remains a possible way to challenge the bad quality of sleep and to diminish the clinical risks associated with sleep disorders [2].
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association
دوره 18 9 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2003