Managing critically ill patients with a pulmonary artery catheter

British Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 67, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 421-426

  Harvey, Sheila ^a   Singer, Mervyn ^b  

^a and London School of Hygiene Tropical Medicine   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33747232430     PISSN: 17508460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/hmed.2006.67.8.21977     Document Type: Review

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