Prognostic implications of hyperglycaemia in paediatric head injury
โ Scribed by A. Chiaretti; R. De Benedictis; A. Langer; C. Di Rocco; C. Bizzarri; A. Iannelli; G. Polidori
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 54 KB
- Volume
- 14
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0256-7040
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