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Extreme hypomagnesemia: underrecognized and underappreciated

Authors: Michael Wei Da Tsai, Charles Qiyao Yang, Christopher Myles Stark

Published in: Internal and Emergency Medicine | Issue 8/2018

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The article from Cheminet et al. [1], published in this issue of Internal and Emergency Medicine, highlights the need for clinicians to remain cognizant of the potential clinical impact of extreme hypomagnesemia, which is perhaps underrecognized and underappreciated compared to other electrolyte dyscrasias. …

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Title: Extreme hypomagnesemia: underrecognized and underappreciated
Authors: Michael Wei Da Tsai
Charles Qiyao Yang
Christopher Myles Stark
Publication date: 01-12-2018
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Published in: Internal and Emergency Medicine / Issue 8/2018
Print ISSN: 1828-0447
Electronic ISSN: 1970-9366
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-018-1931-x

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