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Low levels of triiodothyronine as an independent risk factor for death in hemodialysis patients

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boxed-textZoccali C et al. (2006) Low triiodothyronine and survival in end-stage renal disease. Kidney Int 70: 523–528

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Pecoits-Filho, R. Low levels of triiodothyronine as an independent risk factor for death in hemodialysis patients. Nat Rev Nephrol 3, 74–75 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpneph0379

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