Hypocalcemia in a critically ill patient

Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 136-142

  Wills, Tamara B ^a   Bohn, Andrea A ^a   Martin, Linda G ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ionized calcium; Sepsis; Streptococcus canis

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS CANIS;

EID: 27644504059     PISSN: 14793261     EISSN: 14764431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-4431.2005.00139.x     Document Type: Article

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