Ivana Skoumalová|Peter Kolar?ík|Andrea Madarasová Gecková|Jaroslav Rosenberger|Mária Majerníková|Daniel Klein|Jitse P. van Dijk|Sijmen A. Reijneveld
Is Health Literacy of Dialyzed Patients Related to Their Adherence to Dietary and Fluid Intake Recommendations?
University of Pavol Jozef Šafárik|University Medical Center Groningen|University of Groningen|Palacký University Olomouc|University of Pavol Jozef Šafárik|University Medical Center Groningen|University of Groningen|Palacký University Olomouc|University of Pavol Jozef Šafárik|University of Pavol Jozef Šafárik|Palacký University Olomouc|University of Pavol Jozef Šafárik|University of Pavol Jozef Šafárik|Palacký University Olomouc|University Medical Center Groningen|University of Groningen|University Medical Center Groningen|University of Groningen
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