Functional outcomes in pediatric models

Current Opinion in Critical Care

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 179-182

  Sachdeva, Ramesh C ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 0040501966     PISSN: 10705295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00075198-199706000-00004     Document Type: Article

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