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Published in: Critical Care 3/2011

01-06-2011 | Letter

Intravenous magnesium in subarachnoid hemorrhage

Authors: Wilson F Abdo, Cornelia W Hoedemaekers, Johannes G van der Hoeven

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 3/2011

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We would like to offer some comments on the updated meta-analysis on intravenous magnesium sulphate for aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage [1], which was conducted by Wong and colleagues and published in a recent issue of Critical Care. …
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Metadata
Title
Intravenous magnesium in subarachnoid hemorrhage
Authors
Wilson F Abdo
Cornelia W Hoedemaekers
Johannes G van der Hoeven
Publication date
01-06-2011
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue 3/2011
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/cc10221

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