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Open Access 01-12-2019 | Anemia | Review

Iron Metabolism: An Emerging Therapeutic Target in Critical Illness

Authors: Edward Litton, Jolene Lim

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 1/2019

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Abstract

This article is one of ten reviews selected from the Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2019. Other selected articles can be found online at https://​www.​biomedcentral.​com/​collections/​annualupdate2019​. Further information about the Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine is available from http://​www.​springer.​com/​series/​8901.
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Metadata
Title
Iron Metabolism: An Emerging Therapeutic Target in Critical Illness
Authors
Edward Litton
Jolene Lim
Publication date
01-12-2019
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue 1/2019
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-019-2373-1

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