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01-05-2021 | Letter

The impact of end-of-life care on ICU outcome

Authors: Hans Flaatten, Dylan deLange, Christian Jung, Michael Beil, Bertrand Guidet

Published in: Intensive Care Medicine | Issue 5/2021

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Title: The impact of end-of-life care on ICU outcome
Authors: Hans Flaatten
Dylan deLange
Christian Jung
Michael Beil
Bertrand Guidet
Publication date: 01-05-2021
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Intensive Care Medicine / Issue 5/2021
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-021-06365-7

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