Acetylcysteine in the prevention of contrast-induced nephropathy: a case study of the pitfalls in the evolution of evidence.

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Published in Arch Intern Med on January 23, 2006

Authors

Sean M Bagshaw1, Finlay A McAlister, Braden J Manns, William A Ghali

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

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