Successful administration of intranasal glucagon in the out-of-hospital environment

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 98-102

  Sibley, Ted ^a   Jacobsen, Ryan ^a   Salomone, Joseph ^a  

^a TRUMAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

emergency medical services; hypoglycemia; intranasal glucagon

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870507114     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10903127.2012.717171     Document Type: Conference Paper

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