iPad with iPad-based Apps: An Optimal Communications Tool in the Intensive Care Unit?
Keywords :
Augmentative and alternative communication, Communication tools, Critically ill, Intensive care unit, ipad, ipad apps
Citation Information :
iPad with iPad-based Apps: An Optimal Communications Tool in the Intensive Care Unit?. Indian J Crit Care Med 2021; 25 (11):1217-1218.
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