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Disorders of Calcium: Hypocalcemia

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This chapter discusses the causes, diagnosis, clinical manifestations, and treatment of acute as well as chronic hypocalcemia in an easy and succinct manner.

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    Alluru S. Reddi

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Reddi, A.S. (2023). Disorders of Calcium: Hypocalcemia. In: Fluid, Electrolyte and Acid-Base Disorders. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-25810-7_18

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