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Comment
. 2014 Sep;29(9):1618-20.
doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfu096. Epub 2014 Apr 29.

Let us give twice-weekly hemodialysis a chance: revisiting the taboo

Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh  1 , Francesco G Casino  2
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Let us give twice-weekly hemodialysis a chance: revisiting the taboo

Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh et al. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2014 Sep.
No abstract available

Keywords: incremental dialysis; infrequent hemodialysis; mortality; outcomes; residual kidney function.

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