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  1. Department of Critical Care Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, 10467, USA

    Vladimir Kvetan M.D.

  2. Department of Epidemiology, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, 10467, USA

    Brian Currie M.D.

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213-3404, USA

    Michael A. DeVita M.D. (Associate Professor of Critical Care Medicine and Internal Medicine and Associate Medical Director) (Associate Professor of Critical Care Medicine and Internal Medicine and Associate Medical Director)

  2. UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213-3404, USA

    Michael A. DeVita M.D. (Associate Professor of Critical Care Medicine and Internal Medicine and Associate Medical Director) (Associate Professor of Critical Care Medicine and Internal Medicine and Associate Medical Director)

  3. The Simpson Centre for Health Services Research, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, New South Wales, 1871, Australia

    Kenneth Hillman M.D. (Co-Director of Critical Care) (Co-Director of Critical Care)

  4. Austin Hospital, Heidelberg, Victoria, 3084, Australia

    Rinaldo Bellomo M.D. (Director of Intensive Care Research) (Director of Intensive Care Research)

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Kvetan, V., Currie, B. (2006). ICU Without Walls: A New York City Model. In: DeVita, M.A., Hillman, K., Bellomo, R. (eds) Medical Emergency Teams. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-27921-0_13

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