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Komaba, H., Fukagawa, M. Should clinicians follow the K/DOQI guidelines for treating hyperphosphatemia with sevelamer?. Nat Rev Nephrol 3, 418–419 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpneph0536
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