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. 2017 Nov 28:22:124.
doi: 10.4103/jrms.JRMS_587_17. eCollection 2017.

Can cool dialysate alleviate restless leg syndrome in hemodialysis patients?

Mostafa Rad  1 , Nematullah Shomoossi  2 , Zahra Mirhosseini  3 , Ehsan Kashani  1
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Can cool dialysate alleviate restless leg syndrome in hemodialysis patients?

Mostafa Rad et al. J Res Med Sci. .
No abstract available

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