Seminars in Nephrology
Volume 28, Issue 5 , Pages 429-430 , September 2008

Pediatric Acute Kidney Injury: Devotion to the Issue

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PII: S0270-9295(08)00109-5

doi: 10.1016/j.semnephrol.2008.05.001

Seminars in Nephrology
Volume 28, Issue 5 , Pages 429-430 , September 2008