Hypokalemic paralysis due to thyrotoxicosis accompanied by Gitelman′s syndrome
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Nephrology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0971-4065
DOI: 10.4103/0971-4065.140719