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Hyperosmolar Agents for TBI: All Are Equal, But Some Are More Equal Than Others?

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  1. Intensive Care Unit, CHU Nice, Nice, France

    H. Quintard

  2. Department and Laboratory of Intensive Care Medicine, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

    G. Meyfroidt

  3. University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

    G. Meyfroidt

  4. School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milan-Bicocca, Milan, Italy

    G. Citerio

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Quintard, H., Meyfroidt, G. & Citerio, G. Hyperosmolar Agents for TBI: All Are Equal, But Some Are More Equal Than Others?. Neurocrit Care 33, 613–614 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12028-020-01063-6

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