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. 2012 Mar 26;172(6):474-6.
doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2012.114. Epub 2012 Mar 12.

Deferred admission to the intensive care unit: rationing critical care or expediting care transitions?

Jason Wagner  1 , Scott D Halpern
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Deferred admission to the intensive care unit: rationing critical care or expediting care transitions?

Jason Wagner et al. Arch Intern Med. .
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