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01-12-2020 | COVID-19 | Letter

Medical Research Council-sumscore: a tool for evaluating muscle weakness in patients with post-intensive care syndrome

Authors: Zeynep Turan, Mahir Topaloglu, Ozden Ozyemisci Taskiran

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 1/2020

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Title: Medical Research Council-sumscore: a tool for evaluating muscle weakness in patients with post-intensive care syndrome
Authors: Zeynep Turan
Mahir Topaloglu
Ozden Ozyemisci Taskiran
Publication date: 01-12-2020
Publisher: BioMed Central
Keywords: COVID-19
ICU-Acquired Weakness
Post-Intensive Care Syndrome
Published in: Critical Care / Issue 1/2020
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-020-03282-x

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