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Editorial
. 2013 May;61(5):694-7.
doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2013.02.347.

Treatment of depression and poor mental health among patients receiving maintenance dialysis: are there options other than a pill or a couch?

Michael J Fischer, Anna C Porter, James P Lash
Editorial

Treatment of depression and poor mental health among patients receiving maintenance dialysis: are there options other than a pill or a couch?

Michael J Fischer et al. Am J Kidney Dis. 2013 May.
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