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Management of pain in chronic kidney disease

Sara N. Davison Associate Professor of Medicine Division of Nephrology and Immunology, University of Alberta, 11-107 Clinical Sciences Building, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G3, Canada;, [email protected]
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Charles J. FerroDepartment of Renal MedicineUniversity Hospital Birmingham NHS Trust, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK
Pages 186-195 | Published online: 19 Jul 2013

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