Saving Lives Versus Saving Dollars: The Acceptable Loss for Coronavirus Disease 2019*
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Saving money, saving lives.
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عنوان ژورنال: Critical Care Medicine
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0090-3493
DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000004452