"Thirst strike": hypernatraemia and acute prerenal failure in a prisoner who refused to drink.
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"Thirst strike": hypernatraemia and acute prerenal failure in a prisoner who refused to drink.
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1992
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.304.6838.1352