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Ventilator-Induced Diaphragmatic Dysfunction: Diagnosis and Role of Pharmacological Agents

Won-Young Kim and Chae-Man Lim
Respiratory Care November 2017, 62 (11) 1485-1491; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.05622

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