May 6 (Reuters) - Germany's Fresenius FREG.DE missed analysts' revenue expectations, hit by adverse currency exchange effects, as it reported first-quarter results on Wednesday.
The Hessian-based healthcare group reported quarterly revenue of 5.74 billion euros ($6.73 billion) before special effects, which was below analysts' average estimate of 5.81 billion euros in a Vara consensus poll.
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(Reporting by Tristan Veyet in Gdansk, editing by Milla Nissi-Prussak)
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