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Plasma magnesium and adult asthematics at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria

OO Oladipo, CC Chukwu, MO Ajala, TA Adewole, OA Afonja

East African Medical Journal · 2004 · 12 citations · 14 references

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Abstract

Adult Nigerian asthmatics have lower plasma magnesium concentrations compared to healthy controls. This may be of use in future therapeutic management of asthma. A large scale multi-centre study needs to be carried out since this study was done in one hospital.

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