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The management of plasma glucose in acute cerebral ischaemia and traumatic brain injury: more research needed

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Strong, A.J. The management of plasma glucose in acute cerebral ischaemia and traumatic brain injury: more research needed. Intensive Care Med 34, 1169–1172 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-008-1045-4

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