Use of albumin in two Spanish university hospitals

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 465-470

  Vargas, E ^a   De Miguel, V ^a   Portoles A ^a   Avendano C ^b   Ambit, M I ^a   Torralba, A ^b   Moreno, A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PUERTA DE HIERRO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Albumin; Cost; Drug usage evaluation; Drug utilization

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; GELATIN; HETASTARCH; SERUM ALBUMIN;

ARTICLE; COST; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG USE; HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK; HUMAN; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ALBUMINS; DRUG UTILIZATION; FIBROSIS; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; PARACENTESIS; SERUM ALBUMIN; SPAIN;

EID: 0030846670     PISSN: 00316970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002280050320     Document Type: Article

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