Human albumin – the need for prescription guidelines

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  • Marco Fernandes Revista Portuguesa de Medicina Interna, Lisboa, Portugal

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2012-03-30

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Fernandes M. Human albumin – the need for prescription guidelines. RPMI [Internet]. 2012 Mar. 30 [cited 2024 Nov. 21];19(1):3-4. Available from: https://revista.spmi.pt/index.php/rpmi/article/view/1126