Influence of patients' age on survival, level of therapy and length of stay in intensive care units
β Scribed by F. Nicolas; J. R. Gall; A. Alperovitch; P. Loirat; D. Villers
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1987
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 404 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1432-1238
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