Air Medical Journal
Volume 24, Issue 5 , Pages 181-183 , September 2005

Diabetic ketoacidosis in the pediatric population

  • Stuart A. Bradin, DO, FAAP

      Affiliations

    • Stuart A Bradin, DO, FAAP, is a clinical assistant professor of pediatrics and emergency medicine in the division of pediatric emergency medicine at the University of Michigan Health System in Ann Arbor, Mich.

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PII: S1067-991X(05)00107-0

doi: 10.1016/j.amj.2005.06.005

Air Medical Journal
Volume 24, Issue 5 , Pages 181-183 , September 2005

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