Extreme hyperkalaemia secondary to malignant ureteric obstruction: Case Report
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Extreme hyperkalaemia secondary to malignant ureteric obstruction: case report.
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عنوان ژورنال: East African Medical Journal
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0012-835X
DOI: 10.4314/eamj.v83i11.9481