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Comment
. 2006 Apr 8;332(7545):854.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.854.

Disorders of sodium balance: hypothyroidism and hyponatraemia: an old wives' tale?

Eric S Kilpatrick
Comment

Disorders of sodium balance: hypothyroidism and hyponatraemia: an old wives' tale?

Eric S Kilpatrick. BMJ. .
No abstract available

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Comment on

  • Disorders of sodium balance.
    Reynolds RM, Padfield PL, Seckl JR. Reynolds RM, et al. BMJ. 2006 Mar 25;332(7543):702-5. doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7543.702. BMJ. 2006. PMID: 16565125 Free PMC article. Review. No abstract available.

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