A Preventative Respiratory Protocol to Identify Trauma Subjects at Risk for Respiratory Compromise on a General In-Patient Ward
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عنوان ژورنال: Respiratory Care
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0020-1324,1943-3654
DOI: 10.4187/respcare.04729