Serum ionized magnesium in chronic alcoholism: Is it really decreased?

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 394-399

  Hristova, Elena N ^a,c   Rehak, Nadja N ^a   Cecco, Stacey ^a   Ruddel, Mark ^a   Herion, David ^b   Eckardt, Michael ^b   Linnoila, Markku ^b   Elin, Ronald J ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

electrolytes; ethanol; ion selective electrodes; source of; variation

Indexed keywords

3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; ACETOACETIC ACID; ALCOHOL; BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; MAGNESIUM;

ABSTINENCE; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAGNESIUM DEFICIENCY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; SEROLOGY;

EID: 0031030570     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/43.2.394     Document Type: Article

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