Research ArticleNew Horizons Symposium

COVID-19 Lessons Learned: Response to the Anticipated Ventilator Shortage

Richard D Branson and Dario Rodriquez
Respiratory Care January 2023, 68 (1) 129-150; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.10676

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