By Prof. Pierre J. Lefèbvre (auth.), J. Picazo MD (eds.)
An updated account of using the gastrointestinal hormone glucagon in numerous medical emergencies.
a global crew of specialists from varied fields of medication hide quite a lot of occasions inside acute medication: cardiology, inner drugs, endocrinology, diabetology, scientific toxicology, surgical procedure, paediatrics, gastroenterology, hepatology and radiology.
in accordance with an Intenational Workshop held in Barcelona in October 1992, this quantity, the fourth within the sequence, contributes to the starting to be curiosity within the significance of glucagon either as a diagnostic software and as a healing agent in acute drugs. it is going to be of worth to physicians and emergency and demanding care experts in addition to researchers drawn to this interesting hormone.
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