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Renal tubular acidosis : pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment

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Booth, B.E. Renal tubular acidosis : pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment. Indian J Pediatr 55, 379–394 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02810360

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