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This book brings up-to-date informations and is intended to assist nephrologists,
internists, cardiologists, and general practitioners taking care of chronic kidney dis-
ease patients.
Chair, European Renal and Cardiovascular
Medicine (EURECA-m) Working Group
INSERM U970, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou
Paris, France
Gérard Michel London
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