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. 2013 Sep;36(9):e151-2.
doi: 10.2337/dc12-2334.

Infection, absent tachycardia, cancer history, and severe coma are independent mortality predictors in geriatric patients with hyperglycemic crises

Chien-Cheng Huang, Tsair-Wei Chien, Shih-Bin Su, How-Ran Guo, Wei-Lung Chen, Jiann-Hwa Chen, Su-Hen Chang, Hung-Jung Lin, Yi-Fong Wang

Infection, absent tachycardia, cancer history, and severe coma are independent mortality predictors in geriatric patients with hyperglycemic crises

Chien-Cheng Huang et al. Diabetes Care. 2013 Sep.
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