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    Andrea Morelli

  2. Department of Intensive Care, CHIREC Hospitals, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium

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Morelli, A., De Backer, D. The ten principles behind arterial pressure. Intensive Care Med 44, 911–914 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-017-4888-8

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