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- ED:
-
Emergency department
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LL, EM, and DM conceived the study. LL, EM, FJ and EB developed the analysis plan, and LL undertook the main analysis with supervision from EM, DM and QLB. EM and LL wrote the first draft of the paper, with all the other authors making important critical revisions. All the authors have read and approved the final version of the manuscript.
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Lemoine, L., Le Bastard, Q., Masson, D. et al. Incidence of hyperkalemia in the emergency department: a 10-year retrospective study. Intern Emerg Med 15, 727–728 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-019-02159-4
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