Resuscitation
Volume 74, Issue 1 , Pages 194-196 , July 2007

Strict glucose control: Where are we now?

Received 20 April 2007 ,Revised 20 April 2007 ,Accepted 20 April 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2007.04.017

Resuscitation
Volume 74, Issue 1 , Pages 194-196 , July 2007

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