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Editorial
. 2007 Dec 1;335(7630):1103-4.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39378.654329.80. Epub 2007 Nov 1.

Deciding who to admit to a critical care unit

Eddy Fan, Dale M Needham
Editorial

Deciding who to admit to a critical care unit

Eddy Fan et al. BMJ. .

Abstract

Scarce resources may cause doctors to be pessimistic about prognosis and refuse critical care admissions

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