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A multidisciplinary consensus on dehydration: definitions, diagnostic methods and clinical implications

Jonathan LaceyInstitute of Sport Exercise & Health, University College London, London, UK; Correspondence[email protected]
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Jo CorbettDepartment of Sport & Exercise Science, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK;
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Lui ForniIntensive Care Unit, Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford, UK; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-0617-5309
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Lee HooperNorwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK;
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Fintan HughesInstitute of Sport Exercise & Health, University College London, London, UK;
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Gary MintoDepartment of Anaesthesia, University Hospitals Plymouth, Plymouth, UK; ;Peninsula School of Medicine, Plymouth, UK;
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Charlotte MossDivision of Surgery & Interventional Science, University College London, London, UK;
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Susanna PriceIntensive Care Unit, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK;
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Greg WhyteResearch Institute for Sport & Exercise Science, Liverpool John Moores University, UK;
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Tom WoodcockFormerly Consultant University Hospitals Southampton NHS Trust, Southampton, UK;
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Michael MythenInstitute of Sport Exercise & Health, University College London, London, UK;
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Hugh MontgomeryCentre for Human Health and Performance, University College London, London, UK
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Pages 232-251 | Received 17 Jan 2019, Accepted 28 May 2019, Published online: 17 Jun 2019

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