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Lee, M., Moxey, J., Derbyshire, M. et al. Decrease in serum potassium levels post saline suppression test in primary aldosteronism: an under-recognised phenomenon?. J Hum Hypertens 30, 664–665 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/jhh.2016.7
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