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How can the safety and diagnostic yield of percutaneous renal biopsies be optimized?

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Jennette, J., Kshirsagar, A. How can the safety and diagnostic yield of percutaneous renal biopsies be optimized?. Nat Rev Nephrol 4, 126–127 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpneph0700

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