The operational setup of intensive care units in a low income country in east africa

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 72-80

  Okech, U K ^a   Chokwe, T ^a   Mung'Ayi V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^b AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

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EID: 85050466772     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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