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Mechanical ventilation in mass casualty scenarios.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Simulation in Healthcare: The Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1559-713X,1559-2332
DOI: 10.1097/sih.0000000000000342