JAMDA
Volume 9, Issue 5 , Pages 287-288 , June 2008

Dehydration: Myth and Reality

  • Charles Crecelius, MD, PhD, CMD, FACP

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Charles Crecelius, MD, PhD, CMD, FACP, 675 Old Ballas Road, Suite 101, St Louis MO 63141.

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PII: S1525-8610(08)00111-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2008.03.010

JAMDA
Volume 9, Issue 5 , Pages 287-288 , June 2008

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