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Editorial
. 2020 May 7;15(5):597-599.
doi: 10.2215/CJN.01770220.

The Elusive Promise of Bioimpedance in Fluid Management of Patients Undergoing Dialysis

Simon J Davies  1
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Editorial

The Elusive Promise of Bioimpedance in Fluid Management of Patients Undergoing Dialysis

Simon J Davies. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Electric Impedance; Fluid Therapy; blood pressure; dialysis; left ventricular hypertrophy; randomized controlled trials; renal dialysis.

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