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How SAFE is albumin for fluid resuscitation in critically ill patients with traumatic brain injury?

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Kirkpatrick, P., Tseng, MY. & Hutchinson, P. How SAFE is albumin for fluid resuscitation in critically ill patients with traumatic brain injury?. Nat Rev Neurol 4, 248–249 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpneuro0768

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