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Published in: Critical Care 1/2019

Open Access 01-12-2019 | Septicemia | Letter

Confounding factors for the effect of misdiagnosis of site of infection on in-hospital mortality

Authors: Kei Suzuki, Shinichiro Ohshimo, Nobuaki Shime

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 1/2019

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To the Editor: …
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Metadata
Title
Confounding factors for the effect of misdiagnosis of site of infection on in-hospital mortality
Authors
Kei Suzuki
Shinichiro Ohshimo
Nobuaki Shime
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/s13054-019-2577-4

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