Anaesthesia & intensive care medicine
Volume 10, Issue 2 , Pages 93-97 , February 2009

Perioperative fluid and electrolyte balance in children

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PII: S1472-0299(08)00254-3

doi: 10.1016/j.mpaic.2008.10.006

Anaesthesia & intensive care medicine
Volume 10, Issue 2 , Pages 93-97 , February 2009

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