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The reliability of endotoxin and cytokine measurements in polytrauma patients and their relationship to the development of sepsis

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Rowlands, B.J. The reliability of endotoxin and cytokine measurements in polytrauma patients and their relationship to the development of sepsis. Intensive Care Med 20, 461 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01710667

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