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Safety and efficacy of sodium ferric gluconate complex in iron-deficient pediatric hemodialysis patients

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boxed-textWarady BA et al. (2005) Sodium ferric gluconate complex therapy in anemic children on hemodialysis. Pediatr Nephrol 20: 1320–1327

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