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André Ferreira1,2, Hugo Ferreira3, José Maximino Costa3
1Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Instituto Português de Oncologia do Porto Francisco Gentil, E.P.E., Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, 4200-072, Porto, Portugal. ferreiraandre_5@hotmail.com.
Journal of Nephrology
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