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Editorial
. 2013 May 1;187(9):898-900.
doi: 10.1164/rccm.201303-0489ED.

Humanizing the mouse: in defense of murine models of critical illness

Harris Perlman, G R Scott Budinger, Peter A Ward
Editorial

Humanizing the mouse: in defense of murine models of critical illness

Harris Perlman et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. .
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