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Editorial
. 2016 Sep;44(9):1790-1.
doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000001809.

ICU Readmissions: Good for Reflection on Performance But Not a Reflection of Quality

Thomas Bice  1
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Editorial

ICU Readmissions: Good for Reflection on Performance But Not a Reflection of Quality

Thomas Bice. Crit Care Med. 2016 Sep.
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