Correction: Protein-losing enteropathy in patients with Fontan circulation: is it triggered by infection?
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Reference 1. Lenz D, Hambsch J, Schneider P, Häusler HJ, Sauer U, Hess J, Tárnok A: Protein-losing enteropathy in patients with Fontan circulation: is it triggered by infection? Crit Care 2003 7:185190. Correction Correction: Protein-losing enteropathy in patients with Fontan circulation: is it triggered by infection? Dominik Lenz1, Jörg Hambsch2, Peter Schneider3, Hans-Jürgen Häusler2, Ursula Sauer4, John Hess5 and Attila Tárnok6
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Critical Care
دوره 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2003