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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Management of severe in-patient hyponatraemia: An audit in two teaching hospitals in Yorkshire, UK

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Pages 1-6 | Received 21 Nov 2013, Accepted 18 May 2014, Published online: 24 Oct 2014

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