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Clinical Studies

Impact of oral zinc therapy on the level of sex hormones in male patients on hemodialysis

Ghanbarali Raeis Jalali Urology Nephrology Research Centre, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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Jamshid Roozbeh Urology Nephrology Research Centre, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
,
Azam Mohammadzadeh Urology Nephrology Research Centre, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
,
Maryam Sharifian Urology Nephrology Research Centre, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IranCorrespondence[email protected]
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Mohammad Mahdi Sagheb Urology Nephrology Research Centre, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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Alireza Hamidian Jahromi Renal Transplant Unit, St. George's Hospital, London, UK
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Sanaz Shabani Urology Nephrology Research Centre, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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Fariborz Ghaffarpasand Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran
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Raha Afshariani School of Health, Division of Nutrition, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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Pages 417-419 | Received 29 Aug 2009, Accepted 10 Jan 2010, Published online: 06 May 2010

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