Journal of Critical Care
Volume 24, Issue 4 , Pages 492-493 , December 2009

Invited commentary: Putting standard base excess to the test

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doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2009.02.008

Journal of Critical Care
Volume 24, Issue 4 , Pages 492-493 , December 2009

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