Nutrition
Volume 23, Issue 4 , Pages 358-361 , April 2007

Treatment of hypocalcemia in critical illness—part 1

  • Roland N. Dickerson, Pharm.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Pharmacy, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.

Received 22 January 2007 ,Accepted 22 January 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.nut.2007.01.011

Nutrition
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