Primary aldosteronism associated with severe hypokalemic rhabdomyolysis.
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Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University; Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital; Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; Department of Anesthesiology, Sijhih Cathay General Hospital; Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Cathay general hospital; Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Sijhih Cathay General Hospital; Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taiwan Letter to the Editor HORMONES 2012, 11(4):505-506
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Hormones
دوره 11 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012