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Evaluation of Fluid Overload by Bioelectrical Impedance Vectorial Analysis
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Bioimpedance vector analysis for the detection of extracellular volume overload and sarcopenia in systemic AL
Tamer Rezk1,2, Andrew Davenport2, Jaslyn J Gan1
1National Amyloidosis Centre, London, UK.
British Journal of Haematology
|November 20, 2018
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