Preventing acute kidney injury: Identifying risk and reducing injury

British Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 72, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 492-496

  Hoefield, R ^b   Williams, N ^b   Lewington, A J P ^a  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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EID: 80052979479     PISSN: 17508460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/hmed.2011.72.9.492     Document Type: Article

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