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  1. Palmerston North Hospital, PO Box 11036, Palmerston North, New Zealand

    G. J. McHugh

  2. Wellington Hospital, Wellington, New Zealand

    P. R. Hicks

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McHugh, G.J., Hicks, P.R. Centralization of paediatric intensive care. Intensive Care Med 28, 804 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-002-1227-4

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