Argon: a noble, but not inert, treatment for brain trauma?

Br J Anaesth

Anaesthetics, Pain Medicine and Intensive Care Section, Department of Surgery and Cancer, London, UK; Royal British Legion Centre for Blast Injury Studies, Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, London, UK. Electronic address:

Published: January 2021

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