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Coma, Confusion, and Agitation in Intensive Care

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  1. Department of Anesthetics and Intensive Care, Leeds General Infirmary Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1 3EX, UK

    Matthew Clark

  2. Department of Anaesthetics and Neurocritical Care, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1 3EX, UK

    Justin McKinlay

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  1. The General Infirmary at Leeds, Great George Street, Leeds, LS1 3EX, United Kingdom

    John P. Adams

  2. Dept. Anaesthesia, Leeds General Infirmary, Great George Street, Leeds, LS1 3EX, United Kingdom

    Dominic Bell

  3. Leeds General Infirmary, Gt. George Street, Leeds, LS1 3EX, United Kingdom

    Justin McKinlay

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Clark, M., McKinlay, J. (2010). Coma, Confusion, and Agitation in Intensive Care. In: Adams, J., Bell, D., McKinlay, J. (eds) Neurocritical Care. Competency-Based Critical Care. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-070-8_11

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