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Comment
. 2021 Dec;9(12):e110.
doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(21)00437-9.

Prone positioning might reduce the need for intubation in people with severe COVID-19

W Cameron McGuire  1 , Alex K Pearce  2 , Atul Malhotra  2
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Prone positioning might reduce the need for intubation in people with severe COVID-19

W Cameron McGuire et al. Lancet Respir Med. 2021 Dec.
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