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Editorial
. 2024 Dec 6;26(4):225-226.
doi: 10.1016/j.ccrj.2024.11.001. eCollection 2024 Dec.

Is hypernatremia worth its salt?

Balasubramanian Venkatesh  1
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Editorial

Is hypernatremia worth its salt?

Balasubramanian Venkatesh. Crit Care Resusc. .
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The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

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