Sublingual Sugar Administration as an Alternative to Intravenous Dextrose Administration to Correct Hypoglycemia Among Children in the Tropics
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Sublingual sugar administration as an alternative to intravenous dextrose administration to correct hypoglycemia among children in the tropics.
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عنوان ژورنال: PEDIATRICS
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0031-4005,1098-4275
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2004-2218