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Year in review in intensive care medicine, 2004. I. Respiratory failure, infection, and sepsis

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Andrews, P., Azoulay, E., Antonelli, M. et al. Year in review in intensive care medicine, 2004. I. Respiratory failure, infection, and sepsis. Intensive Care Med 31, 28–40 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-004-2529-5

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