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Insulin overdose with recurrent severe hypoglycemia and preserved level of consciousness

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 May 2015

G. Michael Allan  and
Brett G. Heilbron
G. Michael Allan*
Affiliation:
Base Hospital, Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt, Victoria, BC;
Brett G. Heilbron*
Affiliation:
St. Paul’s Hospital and the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
*
Base Hospital, CFB Esquimalt, PO Box 17000, Station Forces, Victoria BC V9A 7N2
Base Hospital, CFB Esquimalt, PO Box 17000, Station Forces, Victoria BC V9A 7N2

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Type
Case Reports • Observations
Information
Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine , Volume 2 , Issue 3 , July 2000 , pp. 206 - 207
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 2000

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