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Comment
. 2012 Oct;26(5):e50.
doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2012.03.008. Epub 2012 Apr 19.

Exogenous surfactant therapy in acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome: the need for a revised paradigm approach

Ahilanandan Dushianthan, Rebecca Cusack, Mike Grocott, Anthony Postle
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Exogenous surfactant therapy in acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome: the need for a revised paradigm approach

Ahilanandan Dushianthan et al. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2012 Oct.
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