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. 2012 Jul 16;16(4):439.
doi: 10.1186/cc11402.

Reducing sensory input in critically ill patients: are eyemasks a blind spot?

Koen S Simons, Mark van den Boogaard, Cornelis P C de Jager
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Reducing sensory input in critically ill patients: are eyemasks a blind spot?

Koen S Simons et al. Crit Care. .
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