HYPONATREMIA IN HEPATIC CIRRHOSIS FOLLOWING PARACENTESIS 1
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Low dose albumin for the prevention of renal impairment following large volume paracentesis in cirrhosis
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Investigation
سال: 1951
ISSN: 0021-9738
DOI: 10.1172/jci102487