Goal-directed therapy in the emergency department of patients with severe sepsis and septic shock

CJEM

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 283-285

  Davidow, Jonathan ^a   Bullard, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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EID: 85008529605     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: 14818043     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1481803500007533     Document Type: Article

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