Published in Intensive Care Med on July 25, 2012
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Allelic heterogeneity of G6PD deficiency in West Africa and severe malaria susceptibility. Eur J Hum Genet (2009) 1.94
Cirrhotic patients in the medical intensive care unit: early prognosis and long-term survival. Crit Care Med (2010) 1.94
Persistent villi hypoperfusion explains intramucosal acidosis in sheep endotoxemia. Crit Care Med (2008) 1.91
Bench-to-bedside review: the importance of the precision of the reference technique in method comparison studies--with specific reference to the measurement of cardiac output. Crit Care (2009) 1.90
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Nasal CPAP therapy: effects of different CPAP levels on pressure transmission into the trachea and pulmonary oxygen transfer. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand (2002) 1.76
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Endothelial glycocalyx damage coincides with microalbuminuria in type 1 diabetes. Diabetes (2006) 1.74