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Research Article

Effect of potassium supplementation on renal tubular function, ambulatory blood pressure and pulse wave velocity in healthy humans

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Pages 78-86 | Received 31 May 2011, Accepted 07 Oct 2011, Published online: 12 Dec 2011

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