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. 2010 Oct;14(4):220.
doi: 10.4103/0972-5229.76090.

More about chest physiotherapy and ventilator-associated pneumonia prevention

George Ntoumenopoulos  1
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More about chest physiotherapy and ventilator-associated pneumonia prevention

George Ntoumenopoulos. Indian J Crit Care Med. 2010 Oct.
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