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Published in: Pediatric Nephrology 7/2019

01-07-2019 | Letter to the Editor

Why 0.9% saline is isotonic: understanding the aqueous phase of plasma and the difference between osmolarity and osmolality

Author: Michael L. Moritz

Published in: Pediatric Nephrology | Issue 7/2019

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Dear Editor, …
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Title
Why 0.9% saline is isotonic: understanding the aqueous phase of plasma and the difference between osmolarity and osmolality
Author
Michael L. Moritz
Publication date
01-07-2019
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Pediatric Nephrology / Issue 7/2019
Print ISSN: 0931-041X
Electronic ISSN: 1432-198X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00467-018-4084-2

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