Preponderance of Hypokalaemia as a Cause of Acute Onset Quadriparesis in Northern India/Southern Nepal

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 148-151

  Thomas, Santhosh Matthew ^a   Booth, Beverley E ^a   Rao, Anand ^a  

^a Emmanuel Hospital Association   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPAL; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUADRIPLEGIA; SCHOOL CHILD;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOKALEMIA; INDIA; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPAL; PARESIS; QUADRIPLEGIA;

EID: 0032789971     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: 17581133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/004947559902900308     Document Type: Article

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