Global analysis of critical care burden

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¹ Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, 1800 Orleans Ave Suite 9121, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
² Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, 1800 Orleans Ave Suite 9121, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. Electronic address: wcheckl1@jhmi.edu.

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Giuliana Cerro et al. Lancet Respir Med. 2014 May.

. 2014 May;2(5):343-4.

doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(14)70042-6. Epub 2014 Apr 14.

¹ Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, 1800 Orleans Ave Suite 9121, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
² Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, 1800 Orleans Ave Suite 9121, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. Electronic address: wcheckl1@jhmi.edu.

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Assessment of the worldwide burden of critical illness: the intensive care over nations (ICON) audit.
Vincent JL, Marshall JC, Namendys-Silva SA, François B, Martin-Loeches I, Lipman J, Reinhart K, Antonelli M, Pickkers P, Njimi H, Jimenez E, Sakr Y; ICON investigators. Vincent JL, et al. Lancet Respir Med. 2014 May;2(5):380-6. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(14)70061-X. Epub 2014 Apr 14. Lancet Respir Med. 2014. PMID: 24740011

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