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. 2020 Aug:58:96-97.
doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2020.04.012. Epub 2020 Apr 23.

Critical care capacity during the COVID-19 pandemic: Global availability of intensive care beds

Xiya Ma  1 , Dominique Vervoort  2
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Critical care capacity during the COVID-19 pandemic: Global availability of intensive care beds

Xiya Ma et al. J Crit Care. 2020 Aug.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; Critical care; Global health; Intensive care.

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Global availability of intensive care unit (ICU) beds per 100,000 population. Created with mapchart.net.
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