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. 1959 Nov;32(2):100–108.

Effect of Acute Potassium Deficiency on Susceptibility to Infection with Particular Reference to the Kidney

Frank A Carone, Michael Kashgarian, Franklin H Epstein
PMCID: PMC2604070  PMID: 13807844

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