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A new speech enhancement device for critically ill patients with communication problems: a prospective feasibility study

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  1. Department of Intensive Care Medicine and Research VUmc Intensive Care (REVIVE), Institute for Cardiovascular Research VU (Icar-VU), VU University Medical Center, Room ZH–7D-166, De Boelelaan 1117, Postbus 7057, 1007, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    C. E. IJssennagger, S. ten Hoorn, A. R. Girbes & Pieter Roel Tuinman

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IJssennagger, C.E., ten Hoorn, S., Girbes, A.R. et al. A new speech enhancement device for critically ill patients with communication problems: a prospective feasibility study. Intensive Care Med 43, 460–462 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-016-4629-4

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