Seminars in Nephrology
Volume 29, Issue 3 , Pages 271-281 , May 2009

Exercise-Associated Hyponatremia

  • Mitchell H. Rosner, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Mitchell H. Rosner, MD, Division of Nephrology, University of Virginia Health System, Box 800133, Charlottesville, VA 22908

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doi: 10.1016/j.semnephrol.2009.03.001

Seminars in Nephrology
Volume 29, Issue 3 , Pages 271-281 , May 2009

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