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Do we need to know body anthropomorphic data whilst measuring abdominal pressure?

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    Manu L. N. G. Malbrain & Inneke De laet

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Malbrain, M.L.N.G., De laet, I. Do we need to know body anthropomorphic data whilst measuring abdominal pressure?. Intensive Care Med 36, 180–182 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-009-1685-z

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