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Clinical Studies

The Effects of L-Carnitine Therapy on Respiratory Function Tests in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients

Nuket Bavbek Fatih University Medical School Department of Nephrology, Ankara, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Hatice Akay Ankara Education and Research Hospital, Department of Nephrology, Ankara, Turkey
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Burak Uz Fatih University Medical School Department of Internal Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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Ebru Uz Fatih University Medical School Department of Nephrology, Ankara, Turkey
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Faruk Turgut Ankara Education and Research Hospital, Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Ankara, Turkey
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Mehmet Kanbay Fatih University Medical School Department of Nephrology, Ankara, Turkey
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Mehmet Senes Ankara Education and Research Hospital, Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Ankara, Turkey
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Ali Akcay Fatih University Medical School Department of Nephrology, Ankara, Turkey
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Murat Duranay Ankara Education and Research Hospital, Department of Nephrology, Ankara, Turkey
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Pages 157-161 | Received 30 Jul 2009, Accepted 10 Dec 2009, Published online: 03 Mar 2010

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