Procalcitonin Kinetics and Nosocomial Pneumonia in Older Patients
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Procalcitonin kinetics and nosocomial pneumonia in older patients.
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عنوان ژورنال: Respiratory Care
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0020-1324,1943-3654
DOI: 10.4187/respcare.02364