Guidelines for the utilisation of intensive care units
โ Scribed by J. L. Vincent; A. Artigas; D. Bihari; R. B. Carrington da Costa; D. Edwards; P. Ferdinande; G. Iapichino; M. Lamy; P. Loirat; D. Miranda; M. Munoz-Sanchez; J. Papadatos; K. Remhart; P. Suter; J. Takala; L. G. Thijs; S. Vesconi; S. Willatts
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 173 KB
- Volume
- 20
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1432-1238
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