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Published in: Intensive Care Medicine 2/2009

01-02-2009 | Correspondence

Prolonging resuscitation and postponing the death of activated protein C or is it?

Authors: Kaggere Shivalingaiah Paramesh, Jim Zwaal

Published in: Intensive Care Medicine | Issue 2/2009

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The November issue of Intensive Care Medicine features three separate editorials [13] and one special article [4] about the design of a new trial investigating activated protein C (APC). This trial is done at the behest of EMEA (the European drug agency) as a requirement for further licensing of APC in Europe. …
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Metadata
Title
Prolonging resuscitation and postponing the death of activated protein C or is it?
Authors
Kaggere Shivalingaiah Paramesh
Jim Zwaal
Publication date
01-02-2009
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Intensive Care Medicine / Issue 2/2009
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-008-1389-9

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