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Clinical variables influencing the severity of diabetes ketoacidosis

Yara F. Alhamdani, Lojain O. Almadfaa and Abdulmoein E. AlAgha
Saudi Medical Journal May 2024, 45 (5) 502-509; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2024.45.4.20240058
Yara F. Alhamdani
From the Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Lojain O. Almadfaa
From the Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Abdulmoein E. AlAgha
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