Corticosteroids for septic shock [4]

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 141, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 742-743

  Minneci, Peter C ^a   Deans, Katherine J ^a   Banks, Steven M ^a   Eichacker, Peter Q ^a   Natanson, Charles ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; GLUCOCORTICOID; PLACEBO; STEROID;

CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; LETTER; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTIC SHOCK;

EID: 7244251640     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-141-9-200411020-00032     Document Type: Letter

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