Management of diabetic ketoacidosis in a teaching hospital
✍ Scribed by E. Solá; S. Garzón; S. García-Torres; P. Cubells; C. Morillas; A. Hernández-Mijares
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 46 KB
- Volume
- 43
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0940-5429
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