Glycemic Control in the ICU
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From the Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Anesthesia, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto (B.P.K.); and Harvard Medical School, Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates, and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center — all in Boston (K.C.M.). Address reprint requests to Dr. Kavanagh at the Department of Critical Care Medicine, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, 555 University Ave., Toronto, ON M5G 1X8, Canada, or at brian [email protected].
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