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Statins for sepsis: a cautionary note

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  1. Intensive Care Unit, Newcastle General Hospital, Westgate Road, NE4 6BE, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

    Angus Vincent

  2. Department of Neurology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Queen Victoria Road, NE1 4LP, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

    James A. L. Miller

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Vincent, A., Miller, J.A.L. Statins for sepsis: a cautionary note. Intensive Care Med 32, 795 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-006-0143-4

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