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The Control of Chronic Renal Failure by ARBs and ACE Inhibitors: An Expert Commentary by George Bakr
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Title The Control of Chronic Renal Failure by ARBs and ACE Inhibitors: An Expert Commentary by George Bakr
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/571460?src=rss
Description George L. Bakris, MD, Director of the Hypertensive Diseases Unit, University of Chicago Hospitals, explores the use of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system blockers in patients with kidney disease.
Medscape Nephrology
Category Articles > Cardiology
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Date Apr 10, 2008
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