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Primary aldosteronism: renal effects compared with primary hypertension

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The synopsis was written by Chloë Harman, Associate Editor, Nature Clinical Practice.

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Fine, L. Primary aldosteronism: renal effects compared with primary hypertension. Nat Rev Nephrol 3, 70–71 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpneph0374

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