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Comment
. 2016 Nov 1;20(1):349.
doi: 10.1186/s13054-016-1526-8.

The younger frail critically ill patient: a newly recognised phenomenon in intensive care?

Stephen Bonner  1 , Nazir I Lone  2
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The younger frail critically ill patient: a newly recognised phenomenon in intensive care?

Stephen Bonner et al. Crit Care. .
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