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01-08-2020 | COVID-19 | Letter

ICU capacity management during the COVID-19 pandemic using a process simulation

Authors: Andres Alban, Stephen E. Chick, Dave A. Dongelmans, Alexander P. J. Vlaar, Danielle Sent, Study Group

Published in: Intensive Care Medicine | Issue 8/2020

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Title: ICU capacity management during the COVID-19 pandemic using a process simulation
Authors: Andres Alban
Stephen E. Chick
Dave A. Dongelmans
Alexander P. J. Vlaar
Danielle Sent
Study Group
Publication date: 01-08-2020
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keyword: COVID-19
Published in: Intensive Care Medicine / Issue 8/2020
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-020-06066-7

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