Nutrition
Volume 23, Issue 5 , Pages 436-437 , May 2007

Treatment of hypocalcemia in critical illness—part 2

  • Roland N. Dickerson, Pharm.D.

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Received 22 January 2007 ,Accepted 25 January 2007.

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PII: S0899-9007(07)00020-2

doi: 10.1016/j.nut.2007.01.012

Nutrition
Volume 23, Issue 5 , Pages 436-437 , May 2007

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