Pseudohyperaldosteronism, liquorice, and hypertension

Journal of Clinical Hypertension

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 153-157

  Sontia, Bruno ^a   Mooney, Jan ^a   Gaudet, Lise ^a   Touyz, Rhian M ^a  

^a OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MINERALOCORTICOID; POTASSIUM;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EDEMA; FEMALE; GLYCYRRHIZA; HUMAN; HYPERALDOSTERONISM; HYPERTENSION; HYPOKALEMIA; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EDEMA; FEMALE; GLYCYRRHIZA; HUMANS; HYPERALDOSTERONISM; HYPERTENSION; HYPOKALEMIA; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MIDDLE AGED; MINERALOCORTICOIDS; POTASSIUM;

EID: 42049106905     PISSN: 15246175     EISSN: 17517176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7176.2008.07470.x     Document Type: Article

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