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Editorial
. 2016 Feb;27(2):339-41.
doi: 10.1681/ASN.2015070816. Epub 2015 Oct 1.

You're Not Big--You're Just Tall, That's All!

John T Daugirdas  1
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Editorial

You're Not Big--You're Just Tall, That's All!

John T Daugirdas. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2016 Feb.
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Keywords: hemodialysis; hemodialysis adequacy; nutrition; obesity.

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