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. 2010;14(3):309.
doi: 10.1186/cc8998. Epub 2010 May 13.

Epinephrine: is it really the black sheep of vasoactive agents?

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Epinephrine: is it really the black sheep of vasoactive agents?

Ritwick Agrawal et al. Crit Care. 2010.
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