Variations in the length of stay of intensive care unit nonsurvivors in three Scandinavian countries.

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Published in Crit Care on October 04, 2010

Authors

Kristian Strand1, Sten M Walther, Matti Reinikainen, Tero Ala-Kokko, Thomas Nolin, Jan Martner, Petteri Mussalo, Eldar Søreide, Hans K Flaatten

Author Affiliations

1: Health Services Research Centre, Akershus University Hospital, Sykehusveien 25, 1478 Lørenskog, Norway. stkr@sus.no

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