Preventing Complications of Central Venous Catheterization
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From the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine (D.C.M., M.K.G.), the Department of Health Research and Policy (M.K.G.), and the Center for Primary Care and Outcomes Research (M.K.G.), Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif.; and the Health Services Research and Development Service and Center for Health Care Evaluation, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, Calif. (M.K.G.). Address reprint requests to Dr. Gould at the Pulmonary and Critical Care Section (111P), Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, 3801 Miranda Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94304.
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