Easier access to mechanical ventilation worldwide: an urgent need for low income countries, especially in face of the growing COVID-19 crisis

Claude Guérin, Patrick Lévy

Source: Eur Respir J, 55 (6) 2001271; 10.1183/13993003.01271-2020
Journal Issue: June
Disease area: Respiratory critical care

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