The simultaneous measurement of ionized and total calcium and ionized and total magnesium in intensive care unit patients

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 203-205

  Koch, Stephen M ^a   Warters, R David ^a   Mehlhorn, Uwe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; MAGNESIUM ION;

ARTICLE; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; MAGNESIUM BLOOD LEVEL; MORTALITY;

EID: 0036743313     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jcrc.2002.35813     Document Type: Article

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