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The dual-tracer stable isotope method to measure calcium absorption in children on dialysis: a new use for an old technique

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Ware, N.A., Oni, L., O’Brien, K.O. et al. The dual-tracer stable isotope method to measure calcium absorption in children on dialysis: a new use for an old technique. Pediatr Nephrol 31, 1713–1714 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00467-016-3435-0

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