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Comment
. 2021 Dec 1;32(12):2987-2989.
doi: 10.1681/ASN.2021091284. Epub 2021 Dec 1.

Removing Race from Kidney Disease Diagnosis

Susan E Quaggin  1   2 , Paul M Palevsky  3   4
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Removing Race from Kidney Disease Diagnosis

Susan E Quaggin et al. J Am Soc Nephrol. .
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