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Breaking Barriers to Reach Farther: A Call for Urgent Action on Tele-ICU Services

Bharath Kumar Tirupakuzhi Vijayaraghavan

Citation Information : Vijayaraghavan BK. Breaking Barriers to Reach Farther: A Call for Urgent Action on Tele-ICU Services. Indian J Crit Care Med 2020; 24 (6):393-397.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23447

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 17-10-2020

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2020; The Author(s).


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