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Erschienen in: Intensive Care Medicine 4/2012

01.04.2012 | Correspondence

Dismissal of the utility of free cortisol measurement is premature

verfasst von: Jeremy Cohen, Carel Pretorius, Bala Venkatesh

Erschienen in: Intensive Care Medicine | Ausgabe 4/2012

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Metadaten
Titel
Dismissal of the utility of free cortisol measurement is premature
verfasst von
Jeremy Cohen
Carel Pretorius
Bala Venkatesh
Publikationsdatum
01.04.2012
Verlag
Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in
Intensive Care Medicine / Ausgabe 4/2012
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Elektronische ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-012-2505-4

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