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01-10-2019 | Anxiety | Letter

The effect visiting relatives in the adult ICU has on children

Authors: Alexandra Laurent, Pauline Leclerc, Stéphanie Nguyen, Gilles Capellier

Published in: Intensive Care Medicine | Issue 10/2019

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Title: The effect visiting relatives in the adult ICU has on children
Authors: Alexandra Laurent
Pauline Leclerc
Stéphanie Nguyen
Gilles Capellier
Publication date: 01-10-2019
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keyword: Anxiety
Published in: Intensive Care Medicine / Issue 10/2019
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-019-05690-2

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