Detrimental effect of fluid resuscitation in the initial management of severely ill children in Africa

Transfusion Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 289-290

  Bates, I ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AFRICA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; EDITORIAL; FEVER; FLUID RESUSCITATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SHOCK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AFRICA; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; FLUID THERAPY; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESUSCITATION;

EID: 80053198445     PISSN: 09587578     EISSN: 13653148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3148.2011.01108.x     Document Type: Editorial

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