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Editorial
. 2022 Aug 1;50(8):1285-1287.
doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000005560. Epub 2022 Jul 11.

Home-Ward Bound?

Garrett Rampon  1 , Steven Q Simpson
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Editorial

Home-Ward Bound?

Garrett Rampon et al. Crit Care Med. .
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

Dr. Simpson received funding from CHEST—The American College of Chest Physicians; he disclosed that he was the President and Chairman of the Board of the American College of Chest Physicians and remains a board member. Dr. Rampon has disclosed that he does not have any potential conflicts of interest.

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