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Serum bicarbonate levels, kidney injury progression, and overall survival: which came first, the chicken or the egg?

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  1. Service of Nephrology, Ospedale Regionale di Lugano, Ospedale Civico, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Via Tesserete 46, 6903, Lugano, Switzerland

    Domenico Cozzo, Nathalie Merkel & Antonio Bellasi

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Cozzo, D., Merkel, N. & Bellasi, A. Serum bicarbonate levels, kidney injury progression, and overall survival: which came first, the chicken or the egg?. Int Urol Nephrol (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11255-024-04120-7

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