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Predictions in the intensive care unit — in search of an “unholy grail”!

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    I. A. Murdoch

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    D. J. Bihari

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Murdoch, I.A., Bihari, D.J. Predictions in the intensive care unit — in search of an “unholy grail”!. Pediatr Nephrol 7, 708–710 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01213329

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