Deciding who to admit to a critical care unit

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Fan, Eddy [1 ]
Needham, Dale M. [1 ]
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[1] Johns Hopkins Med Inst, Div Pulm & Crit Care Med, Baltimore, MD 21205 USA
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BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL | 2007年 / 335卷 / 7630期
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10.1136/bmj.39378.654329.80
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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