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Normal Blood Glucose Level at Presentation does not Rule out Diabetic Ketoacidosis in a Sick Child

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2015

Bhanu Kiran Bhakhri*
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Lady Hardinge Medical College & Associated Hospital, Shahid Bhagat Singh Marg, New Delhi, India

Abstract

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Type
Letters • Correspondance
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 2012

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