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In Reply to “Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis, β2-Adrenergic Bronchodilator, and Insulin—An Interesting Interplay”

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 March 2015

Chih-Jen Cheng
Affiliation:
Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center Taipei, Taiwan
Shih-Hua Lin
Affiliation:
Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center Taipei, Taiwan

Abstract

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Type
Letters • Correspondance
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 2014

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