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. 2021 Apr 1;49(4):558-574.
doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000004894.

Fifty Years of Mechanical Ventilation-1970s to 2020

Neil MacIntyre  1 , Craig Rackley  1 , Felix Khusid  2
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Fifty Years of Mechanical Ventilation-1970s to 2020

Neil MacIntyre et al. Crit Care Med. .
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Conflict of interest statement

Dr. MacIntyre received funding from Hillrom, Ventec, and Vyaire, and he received support for article research from the National Institutes of Health. The remaining authors have disclosed that they do not have any potential conflicts of interest.

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