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Fukuhara, S., Yamazaki, S., Hayashino, Y. et al. Measuring health-related quality of life in patients with end-stage renal disease: why and how. Nat Rev Nephrol 3, 352–353 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpneph0510
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