Human albumin administration in critically ill patients: Systematic review of randomised controlled trials

British Medical Journal

Volumn 317, Issue 7153, 1998, Pages 235-240

  Roberts, Ian ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN ALBUMIN; PLASMA PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZENALB;

ARTICLE; BURN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CRITICAL ILLNESS; CRYSTALLOID; HUMAN; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; HYPOVOLEMIA; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALBUMINS; BLOOD PROTEINS; BURNS; COLLOIDS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; CRYSTALLIZATION; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RISK FACTORS; SERUM ALBUMIN; SHOCK;

EID: 0032566220     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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