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Hypokalemia-induced rhabdomyolysis

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  1. SOD Medicina Interna ad Orientamento all’Alta Complessità Assistenziale 3, AOU Careggi, Largo Brambilla 3, 50134, Florence, Italy

    Elisa Grifoni, Alessia Fabbri, Gabriele Ciuti & Alberto Moggi Pignone

  2. SOD Reumatologia, AOU Careggi, Largo Brambilla 3, 50134, Florence, Italy

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Grifoni, E., Fabbri, A., Ciuti, G. et al. Hypokalemia-induced rhabdomyolysis. Intern Emerg Med 9, 487–488 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-013-1033-8

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