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. 1981 Dec 5;283(6305):1527–1528. doi: 10.1136/bmj.283.6305.1527

Acetazolamide and symptomatic metabolic acidosis in mild renal failure.

D N Maisey, R D Brown
PMCID: PMC1507905  PMID: 6799050

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