Serum anion gap in the differential diagnosis of metabolic acidosis in critically ill newborns

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 135, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 751-755

  Lorenz, John M ^a,b,c,d   Kleinman, Leonard I ^a,b,c   Markarian, Katherine ^a,b,c   Oliver, Maria ^a,b,c   Fernandez, Jaime ^a,b,c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c White Plains Hospital Center   (United States)

^d NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANION GAP; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; LACTIC ACIDOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033498168     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3476(99)70096-X     Document Type: Article

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