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Severity of community acquired hypernatremia is an independent predictor of mortality: a matter of water balance and rate of correction

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    Aderville Cabassi & Stefano Tedeschi

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Cabassi, A., Tedeschi, S. Severity of community acquired hypernatremia is an independent predictor of mortality: a matter of water balance and rate of correction. Intern Emerg Med 12, 909–911 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-017-1693-x

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