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Early use of renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system inhibitors after renal transplantation

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Mariat, C. Early use of renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system inhibitors after renal transplantation. Nat Rev Nephrol 4, 306–307 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpneph0808

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