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Editorial
. 2020 Nov 6;15(11):1541-1542.
doi: 10.2215/CJN.14890920. Epub 2020 Oct 15.

How Safe Is a Native Kidney Biopsy?

Abbal Koirala  1 , J Ashley Jefferson
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Editorial

How Safe Is a Native Kidney Biopsy?

Abbal Koirala et al. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. .
No abstract available

Keywords: acute kidney injury; blood transfusion; chronic kidney disease; kidney biopsy.

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