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Comment
. 2019 Sep 3;23(1):294.
doi: 10.1186/s13054-019-2577-4.

Confounding factors for the effect of misdiagnosis of site of infection on in-hospital mortality

Kei Suzuki  1 , Shinichiro Ohshimo  2 , Nobuaki Shime  1
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Comment

Confounding factors for the effect of misdiagnosis of site of infection on in-hospital mortality

Kei Suzuki et al. Crit Care. .
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