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. 2019 Apr 18;23(1):132.
doi: 10.1186/s13054-018-2165-z.

Liberal versus conservative oxygen therapy in critically ill patients: using the fragility index to determine robust results

Maria Vargas  1 , Giuseppe Servillo  2
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Liberal versus conservative oxygen therapy in critically ill patients: using the fragility index to determine robust results

Maria Vargas et al. Crit Care. .
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