Should we measure ionized magnesium?

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1949-1950

  Foley, Christopher ^a   Zaritsky, Arno ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF THE KING S DAUGHTERS   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypomagnesemia; Ionized magnesium concentration, in children; Sepsis, in Children; Systemic inflammatory response syndrome, in children

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM ION;

CORRELATION FUNCTION; DIARRHEA; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HYPOMAGNESEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE; MAGNESIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CHILD; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; IONS; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM DEFICIENCY; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0032445944     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003246-199812000-00012     Document Type: Editorial

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