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Neuromuscular alterations in the critically ill patient: critical illness myopathy, critical illness neuropathy, or both?

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Latronico, N. Neuromuscular alterations in the critically ill patient: critical illness myopathy, critical illness neuropathy, or both?. Intensive Care Med 29, 1411–1413 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-003-1884-y

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