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Clinical Studies

Gabapentin and Uremic Pruritus in Hemodialysis Patients

Effat Razeghi Internal Diseases Department (Nephrology), Sina Hospital, Urology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Delaram Eskandari Internal Diseases Department, Imam Hospital, Garmsar, Iran
,
Mohammad Reza Ganji Internal Diseases Department (Nephrology), Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
,
Ali Pasha Meysamie Community Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
,
Mansooreh Togha Department of Neurology, Sina Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Patricia Khashayar Research and Development Center, Sina Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Pages 85-90 | Received 25 Jul 2008, Accepted 11 Oct 2008, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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