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Comment on “Prognostic value of relative adrenal insufficiency after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest” by Pene et al.

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Dimopoulou, I. Comment on “Prognostic value of relative adrenal insufficiency after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest” by Pene et al.. Intensive Care Med 31, 1139 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-005-2714-1

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