1243: Antibiotic Delays in Septic Patients Transferred From the Regular Floor to the Intensive Care Unit
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عنوان ژورنال: Critical Care Medicine
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0090-3493
DOI: 10.1097/01.ccm.0000730860.48234.8c