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Monitoring neuromuscular function in the Intensive Care Unit

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Viby-Mogensen, J. Monitoring neuromuscular function in the Intensive Care Unit. Intensive Care Med 19 (Suppl 2), S74–S79 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01708805

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