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Published in: Intensive Care Medicine 7/2015

01-07-2015 | Letter

High-dose versus standard dose oseltamivir for treatment of severe influenza in adult intensive care unit patients

Authors: Sarah C. Welch, Simon W. Lam, Elizabeth A. Neuner, Seth R. Bauer, Stephanie N. Bass

Published in: Intensive Care Medicine | Issue 7/2015

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Title
High-dose versus standard dose oseltamivir for treatment of severe influenza in adult intensive care unit patients
Authors
Sarah C. Welch
Simon W. Lam
Elizabeth A. Neuner
Seth R. Bauer
Stephanie N. Bass
Publication date
01-07-2015
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Intensive Care Medicine / Issue 7/2015
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-015-3816-z

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