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01-11-2015 | Correspondence

Corticosteroids in pediatric ARDS: all cards on the table

Authors: Andreas Schwingshackl, Gianfranco Umberto Meduri, Dai Kimura, Stephania A. Cormier, Kanwaljeet J. S. Anand

Published in: Intensive Care Medicine | Issue 11/2015

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Title: Corticosteroids in pediatric ARDS: all cards on the table
Authors: Andreas Schwingshackl
Gianfranco Umberto Meduri
Dai Kimura
Stephania A. Cormier
Kanwaljeet J. S. Anand
Publication date: 01-11-2015
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Intensive Care Medicine / Issue 11/2015
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-015-4027-3

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