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Editorial
. 2021 Dec 1;22(12):1097-1099.
doi: 10.1097/PCC.0000000000002841.

Restoring Justice: Affluence Should Not Determine Children's Access to Critical Care Services

Sabrina F Derrington  1   2 , Paula Magee  3   4 , Erin T Paquette  4   5
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Editorial

Restoring Justice: Affluence Should Not Determine Children's Access to Critical Care Services

Sabrina F Derrington et al. Pediatr Crit Care Med. .
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Conflict of interest statement

Dr. Derrington received funding from Loma Linda University Medical Center. Dr. Paquette’s institution received funding from the National Institute for Child Health and Human Development K23 Career Development Award, Health Resources Services Administration, American Bar Foundation/JPB Foundation, and the Patrick Magoon Institute; she received funding from Nemours Children’s Hospital, Routledge Press, and Colombia University; she received support for article research from the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Magee has disclosed that she does not have any potential conflicts of interest.

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