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Editorial
. 2017 Jul 4;21(1):174.
doi: 10.1186/s13054-017-1749-3.

Decisions regarding admission to the ICU and international initiatives to improve the decision-making process

Christopher Bassford  1   2
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Editorial

Decisions regarding admission to the ICU and international initiatives to improve the decision-making process

Christopher Bassford. Crit Care. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Decision-making; Intensive care resource allocation; Intensive care triage; Intensive care unit admissions.

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