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Vital signs: the first step in prevention and management of critical illness in resource-limited settings

Authors: Matthew J. Cummings, Joseph F. Wamala, Barnabas Bakamutumaho, J. Lucian Davis

Published in: Intensive Care Medicine | Issue 9/2016

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Title: Vital signs: the first step in prevention and management of critical illness in resource-limited settings
Authors: Matthew J. Cummings
Joseph F. Wamala
Barnabas Bakamutumaho
J. Lucian Davis
Publication date: 01-09-2016
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Intensive Care Medicine / Issue 9/2016
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-016-4381-9

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