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When circulatory death does not come in time in potential organ donors

Authors: Angela Kotsopoulos, Nichon Jansen, Wilson Farid Abdo

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 1/2019

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Title: When circulatory death does not come in time in potential organ donors
Authors: Angela Kotsopoulos
Nichon Jansen
Wilson Farid Abdo
Publication date: 01-12-2019
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Critical Care / Issue 1/2019
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-019-2443-4

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