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Serum Glucose Levels in Elder Trauma Victims
Article first published online: 28 JUN 2008
DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.1999.tb00125.x
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Ernst, A. A., Casaletto, J., Nick, T. G. and Weiss, S. J. (1999), Serum Glucose Levels in Elder Trauma Victims. Academic Emergency Medicine, 6: 1177–1179. doi: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.1999.tb00125.x
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- Issue published online: 28 JUN 2008
- Article first published online: 28 JUN 2008
Keywords:
- elderly;
- trauma;
- glucose
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