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. 2012 Dec;24(4):322-5.
doi: 10.1590/s0103-507x2012000400005.

Intensive care provision: a global problem

Andrew Rhodes  1 , Rui Paulo Moreno
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Intensive care provision: a global problem

Andrew Rhodes et al. Rev Bras Ter Intensiva. 2012 Dec.
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Figure 1
Intensive care bed numbers in Brazil (1A) and Europe (1B). Any country with spotted shading has no available data.
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