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Comment
. 2010 Jan;36(1):173-4; author reply 175-6.
doi: 10.1007/s00134-009-1666-2. Epub 2009 Sep 24.

Glucontrol, no control, or out of control?

Marcus J Schultz, Peter E Spronk, Floris van Braam Houckgeest
Comment

Glucontrol, no control, or out of control?

Marcus J Schultz et al. Intensive Care Med. 2010 Jan.
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Fig. 1
Blood glucose levels, percentage of patients treated with insulin and insulin dose (mean ± standard deviation or median [interquartile range] in the control or conventional group (filled bars) and tight glycemic control group (open bars) of seven randomized controlled trials
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