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Matthews, K., Capra, S. & Palmer, M. Response to letter to the editor ‘Mortality due to refeeding syndrome? You only find what you look for, and you only look for what you know’. Eur J Clin Nutr 72, 309–310 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41430-017-0025-6
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