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Frailty and unplanned admissions to the intensive care unit: a retrospective cohort study in the UK

Authors: Oliver C. Redfern, Mirae Harford, Stephen Gerry, David Prytherch, Peter J. Watkinson

Published in: Intensive Care Medicine | Issue 7/2020

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Title: Frailty and unplanned admissions to the intensive care unit: a retrospective cohort study in the UK
Authors: Oliver C. Redfern
Mirae Harford
Stephen Gerry
David Prytherch
Peter J. Watkinson
Publication date: 01-07-2020
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Intensive Care Medicine / Issue 7/2020
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-020-06020-7

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