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Lymphocyte counts and the development of nosocomial sepsis

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    G. Rajan & J. W. Sleigh

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Work was carried out in the ICU, Waikato Hospital, Hamilton. Supported by a Health Waikato summer-studentship grant

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Rajan, G., Sleigh, J.W. Lymphocyte counts and the development of nosocomial sepsis. Intensive Care Med 23, 1187 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s001340050482

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