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IJssennagger, C.E., ten Hoorn, S., Girbes, A.R. et al. A new speech enhancement device for critically ill patients with communication problems: a prospective feasibility study. Intensive Care Med 43, 460–462 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-016-4629-4
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