Secondary prevention in the intensive care unit: Does intensive care unit admission represent a “teachable moment?”
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عنوان ژورنال: Critical Care Medicine
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0090-3493
DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0b013e31821858bb