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Critical care outreach services for caring acutely ill patients in general wards

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Critical care outreach services for caring acutely ill patients in general wards

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Jeddian A, Sayadi L, Jafari N. Critical care outreach services for caring acutely ill patients in general wards. NPT. 2016;3(1):1-4.