P74 Emergency oxygen usage observed by a medical emergency team
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The medical emergency team: does it really make a difference?
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عنوان ژورنال: Thorax
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0040-6376
DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-201054c.74