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Could diuretics be beneficial in patients on hemodialysis?

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boxed-textBragg-Gresham JL et al. (2007) Diuretic use, residual renal function, and mortality among hemodialysis patients in the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Pattern Study (DOPPS). Am J Kidney Dis 49: 426–431

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