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CLINICAL STUDY

Serum α1-Antitrypsin But Not Complement C3 and C4 Predicts Chronic Inflammation in Hemodialysis Patients

, M.D., , M.D. & , M.D.
Pages 589-593 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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