Current Problems in Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 1 , Pages 12-57 , January 2011

Chronic Critical Illness: A Review for Surgeons

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doi: 10.1067/j.cpsurg.2010.09.002

Current Problems in Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 1 , Pages 12-57 , January 2011

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