Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 30, Issue 4 , Pages 478-482 , May 2008

Glucose control in critical illness using a web-based insulin dose calculator

Received 2 November 2006 ,Revised 9 May 2007 ,Accepted 15 May 2007.

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PII: S1350-4533(07)00098-7

doi: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2007.05.010

Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 30, Issue 4 , Pages 478-482 , May 2008