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Calcium and the saga of the binders: accumulating controversy, or building consensus?

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Acknowledgements

Dr Goldsmith has received speaker/advisory fees from Genzyme, Shire, Fresenius, Roche, Amgen, and Abbott. Professor Covic has received speaker/advisory fees from Amgen, Fresenius, and Roche.

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    David J. A. Goldsmith

  2. Nephrology Clinic, “Dr. C. I. Parhon” University Hospital, Iasi, Romania

    Adrian Covic

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Goldsmith, D.J.A., Covic, A. Calcium and the saga of the binders: accumulating controversy, or building consensus?. Int Urol Nephrol 40, 1009–1014 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11255-008-9477-x

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