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Treatment of patients with severe sepsis and septic shock: real-life lessons

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 May 2015

Jonathan S. Davidow ,
Peter G. Brindley ,
Michael J. Jacka  and
R.T. Noel Gibney
Jonathan S. Davidow
Affiliation:
Departments of Emergency Medicine and Critical Care Medicine
Peter G. Brindley
Affiliation:
Department of Critical Care Medicine
Michael J. Jacka
Affiliation:
Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine
R.T. Noel Gibney
Affiliation:
Department Critical Care Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.

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Type
Letters • Courrier
Information
Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine , Volume 8 , Issue 4 , July 2006 , pp. 244 - 245
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 2006

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