Glycemic control in the ICU

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 364, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 1280-1281

  Meyfroidt, Geert ^a   Ingels, Catherine ^a   Van Den Berghe, Greet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HYPERGLYCEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; SURVIVAL;

EID: 79953167483     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc1100698     Document Type: Letter

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