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Full recovery after 45 min accidental submersion

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, Bronovo Hospital, Bronovolaan 5, 2597 AX, The Hague, The Netherlands

    L. Perk, F. Borger van de Burg & J.W. van’t Wout

  2. Department of Pulmonology, Bronovo Hospital, Bronovolaan 5, 2597 AX, The Hague, The Netherlands

    H.H. Berendsen

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Perk, L., Borger van de Burg, F., Berendsen, H. et al. Full recovery after 45 min accidental submersion. Intensive Care Med 28, 524 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-002-1245-2

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