Diagnostics of primary aldosteronism: is obligatory use of confirmatory tests justified?
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1470-3203,1752-8976
DOI: 10.1177/1470320312438791