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Factors predicting fatigue among patients undergoing hemodialysis

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|Sep 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fon-2025-0040 | Journal eISSN: 2544-8994 | Journal ISSN: 2097-5368
Language: English
Page range: 365 - 373
Submitted on: Jul 3, 2024
Accepted on: Sep 18, 2024
Published on: Sep 25, 2025
Published by: Shanxi Medical Periodical Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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