Hypoglycemia in the critically ill: How low is too low?

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 215-216

  Krinsley, James S ^a   Keegan, Mark T ^b  

^a STAMFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; EDITORIAL; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA;

EID: 77649245484     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/mcp.2010.0010     Document Type: Editorial

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