Length of ICU stay for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease varies among large community hospitals

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• Publication year

  2003

• Venue

  Intensive Care Medicine

• Publication date

  2003-03-15

• Fields of study

  Medicine

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  DOI 10.1007/s00134-003-1670-xPMID 12640521
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