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. 2015 Jan-Mar;27(1):5-6.
doi: 10.5935/0103-507X.20150002. Epub 2015 Mar 1.

Shortage of intensive care specialists in the United States: recent insights and proposed solutions

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Stephen M Pastores  1 , Vladimir Kvetan  2
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Shortage of intensive care specialists in the United States: recent insights and proposed solutions

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Stephen M Pastores et al. Rev Bras Ter Intensiva. 2015 Jan-Mar.
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