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Editorial
. 2017 Jul 14;6(7):e006020.
doi: 10.1161/JAHA.117.006020.

Omega-3 Fatty Acids (Fish Oil) Supplementation and Albuminuria: Not a Slam Dunk

Sankar D Navaneethan  1   2 , Salim S Virani  3   4   5   6
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Editorial

Omega-3 Fatty Acids (Fish Oil) Supplementation and Albuminuria: Not a Slam Dunk

Sankar D Navaneethan et al. J Am Heart Assoc. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Editorials; clinical trial; fish oil; glomerular filtration rate; kidney (diabetes); microalbumin.

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