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QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 96, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 549-552

  Sterns, Richard H ^a   Silver, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HYPERTONIC SOLUTION; HYPOTONIC SOLUTION; INFUSION FLUID; ISOTONIC SOLUTION; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

DEHYDRATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG INDICATION; EDITORIAL; ELECTROLYTE DISTURBANCE; EXTRACELLULAR FLUID; FLUID THERAPY; HUMAN; HYPERNATREMIA; HYPONATREMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; TOTAL BODY WATER;

EID: 0042524570     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcg102     Document Type: Editorial

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