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CLINICAL STUDY

Discrepancies in Serum Albumin Measurements Vary by Dialysis Modality

Assistant Professor Chirag Parikh Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, and Division of Clinical Pathology, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado, USACorrespondence[email protected]
, M.D., Ph.D.,
Rajesh Yalavarthy Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, and Division of Clinical Pathology, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado, USA
, M.D.,
Andrei Gurevich Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, and Division of Clinical Pathology, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado, USA
, M.D.,
Aubrey Robinson Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, and Division of Clinical Pathology, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado, USA
, B.S. &
Isaac Teitelbaum Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, and Division of Clinical Pathology, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado, USA
, M.D.
Pages 787-796 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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