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Review Article| Volume 35, ISSUE 3, P439-449, July 2019

Impact of Intensive Care Unit Telemedicine on Outcomes

  • Isabelle C. Kopec
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    Advanced ICU Care, One City Place Drive, Suite 570, St Louis, MO 63141
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    Advanced ICU Care, One City Place Drive, Suite 570, St Louis, MO 63141, USA

    Department of Critical Care Medicine, SSM DePaul, 123030 DePaul Drive, Bridgeton, MO 63044, USA
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Published:April 10, 2019DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccc.2019.02.002

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