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Can Exercise Training Affect Cardiovascular Morbidity in Patients with CKD?

Amaryllis H. Van Craenenbroeck Amaryllis H. Van Craenenbroeck, MD, PhD, is with the Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation, KU, and the Department of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation, University Hospitals, Leuven, Belgium.

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