High ambient temperature: A spurious cause of hypokalaemia

British Medical Journal

Volumn 312, Issue 7047, 1996, Pages 1652-1653

  Masters, P W ^a   Lawson, N ^a   Marenah, C B ^a   Maile, L J ^b  

^a NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b The Surgery   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029899397     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.312.7047.1652     Document Type: Article

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