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Adherence to lung protective ventilation strategies in acute respiratory distress syndrome

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 December 2004

F. J. Wiedermann
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Leopold-Franzens-University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
C. J. Schlimp
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Leopold-Franzens-University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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2004 European Society of Anaesthesiology

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