Best Practice & Research Clinical Anaesthesiology
Volume 23, Issue 4 , Pages 421-429 , December 2009

Clinical benefits of tight glycaemic control: focus on the intensive care unit

  • Dieter Mesotten, MD, PhD (Associate Professor of Medicine)

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  • Greet Van den Berghe, MD, PhD (Professor of Medicine)

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doi: 10.1016/j.bpa.2009.08.006

Best Practice & Research Clinical Anaesthesiology
Volume 23, Issue 4 , Pages 421-429 , December 2009

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