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Apheresis therapy in preparation for respiratory infection pandemics
Hitomi Otani,
Hitomi Otani
Department of Nephrology/Dialysis and Apheresis, Japan Institute for Health Security, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Daisuke Katagiri,
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Daisuke Katagiri
Department of Nephrology/Dialysis and Apheresis, Japan Institute for Health Security, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Daisuke Katagiri, Department of Nephrology, Director of Hemodialysis and Apheresis, Japan Institute for Health Security, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, 1-21-1, Toyama, Shinjyuku-ku, Tokyo, 168-8655, Japan.
Email: [email protected]
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Hitomi Otani,
Hitomi Otani
Department of Nephrology/Dialysis and Apheresis, Japan Institute for Health Security, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Daisuke Katagiri,
Corresponding Author
Daisuke Katagiri
Department of Nephrology/Dialysis and Apheresis, Japan Institute for Health Security, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Correspondence
Daisuke Katagiri, Department of Nephrology, Director of Hemodialysis and Apheresis, Japan Institute for Health Security, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, 1-21-1, Toyama, Shinjyuku-ku, Tokyo, 168-8655, Japan.
Email: [email protected]
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First published: 04 May 2025
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