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Multicenter Study
. 2016 Dec 15;194(12):1548-1552.
doi: 10.1164/rccm.201605-0953LE.

Validation of Administrative Definitions of Invasive Mechanical Ventilation across 30 Intensive Care Units

Meeta Prasad Kerlin  1 , Gary E Weissman  1 , Katherine A Wonneberger  1 , Saida Kent  2 , Vanessa Madden  1 , Vincent X Liu  3 , Scott D Halpern  1
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Multicenter Study

Validation of Administrative Definitions of Invasive Mechanical Ventilation across 30 Intensive Care Units

Meeta Prasad Kerlin et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. .
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