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Hyponatremia in the Elderly: Etiologies, Implications and Therapy

Mitchell H Rosner† Division of Nephrology, Box 800133 HSC, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA22908, USA. [email protected].: +1 434 924 2187Fax: +1 434 924 5848View further author information
Pages 775-785 | Published online: 12 Oct 2011

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