Thyrotoxic, hypokalaemic periodic paralysis in Australasian men

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 91-94

  Tran, Huy A ^a   Kay, S E ^b   Kende, M ^b   Doery, J C G ^b   Colman, P G ^c   Read, A ^d  

^a CANBERRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hypokalaemic; Periodic paralysis; Thyrotoxic

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIC PERIODIC PARALYSIS; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MORBIDITY; ONSET AGE; PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEACHING HOSPITAL; THYROTOXICOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; HUMANS; HYPOKALEMIC PERIODIC PARALYSIS; MALE; PREVALENCE; THYROID CRISIS;

EID: 0037344927     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1445-5994.2003.00347.x     Document Type: Article

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