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Editorial
. 2021 Aug;16(8):1155-1157.
doi: 10.2215/CJN.08280621.

Cardiovascular Safety of Roxadustat in CKD Anemia: A Fig Leaf Named Noninferiority

Wolfgang C Winkelmayer  1 , Carl P Walther
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Editorial

Cardiovascular Safety of Roxadustat in CKD Anemia: A Fig Leaf Named Noninferiority

Wolfgang C Winkelmayer et al. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2021 Aug.
No abstract available

Keywords: anemia; cardiovascular.

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