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ICU patients: fatter is better?

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  1. Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine III, Vienna General Hospital, Vienna, Austria

    Wilfred Druml

  2. Medizinische Klinik III, Abteilung für Nephrologie, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria

    Wilfred Druml

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Druml, W. ICU patients: fatter is better?. Intensive Care Med 34, 1961–1963 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-008-1246-x

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