What is the best formula for predicting osmolar gap?

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 692-693

  Osypiw, J C ^a   Watson, I D ^a   Gill, G ^a  

^a ROYAL LIVERPOOL AND BROADGREEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Osmolality; Osmolarity

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; OSMOLALITY; OSMOLARITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERUM OSMOLALITY; SERUM OSMOLARITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030727925     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000456329703400617     Document Type: Article

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