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Bisphosphonates can improve bone mineral density in renal transplant recipients

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The synopsis was written by Chloë Harman, Associate Editor, Nature Clinical Practice.

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  1. Division of Nephrology and Clinical Immunology at the University Hospital Aachen, Aachen, Germany

    Ralf Westenfeld, Vincent M Brandenburg & Markus Ketteler

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Westenfeld, R., Brandenburg, V. & Ketteler, M. Bisphosphonates can improve bone mineral density in renal transplant recipients. Nat Rev Nephrol 2, 676–677 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpneph0334

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