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The Use of Pharmaceuticals in Critical Care

The Importance of Outcome Prediction Models

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Clifton, G.D., Blumenschein, K. The Use of Pharmaceuticals in Critical Care. Pharmacoeconomics 7, 388–392 (1995). https://doi.org/10.2165/00019053-199507050-00003

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