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Comment
. 2019 Jan;19(1):94-95.
doi: 10.7861/clinmedicine.19-1-94.

The National Early Warning Score 2 (NEWS2) in patients with hypercapnic respiratory failure

Bryan Williams  1
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The National Early Warning Score 2 (NEWS2) in patients with hypercapnic respiratory failure

Bryan Williams. Clin Med (Lond). 2019 Jan.
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  • NEWS 2 - too little evidence to implement?
    Hodgson LE, Congleton J, Venn R, Forni LG, Roderick PJ. Hodgson LE, et al. Clin Med (Lond). 2018 Oct;18(5):371-373. doi: 10.7861/clinmedicine.18-5-371. Clin Med (Lond). 2018. PMID: 30287428 Free PMC article.

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