Hypokalaemic paralysis associated with renal tubular acidosis

Papua and New Guinea Medical Journal

Volumn , Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 173-176

  Erasmus, R T ^a,b   Lavu, E K ^a   Savory, J ^c   Wills, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA   (Papua New Guinea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRANSKEI   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; KIDNEY TUBULE ACIDOSIS; MALE; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PARALYSIS;

ACIDOSIS, RENAL TUBULAR; ADULT; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPOKALEMIA; MALE; NEW GUINEA; PARALYSIS; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

EID: 0031215396     PISSN: 00311480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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