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VOLUME 25 , ISSUE 5 ( May, 2021 ) > List of Articles

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Chronic Critical Illness: Are We Just Adding Years to Life?

Nagarajan Ramakrishnan

Citation Information : Ramakrishnan N. Chronic Critical Illness: Are We Just Adding Years to Life?. Indian J Crit Care Med 2021; 25 (5):482-483.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23831

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 01-05-2021

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2021; The Author(s).


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