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Dopamine versus norepinephrine in the treatment of shock

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2015

Nathan Coxford*
Affiliation:
Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB
Eddy Lang
Affiliation:
Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB
Shawn Dowling
Affiliation:
Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB
*
736 37 Street NW, Calgary, AB T2N 3B9; ncoxford@hotmail.com

Abstract

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Type
Knowledge to Practice • Des connaissances à la Pratique
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 2011

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