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A Systematic Review of the High-flow Nasal Cannula for Adult Patients

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Helviz, Y., Einav, S. (2018). A Systematic Review of the High-flow Nasal Cannula for Adult Patients. In: Vincent, JL. (eds) Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2018. Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73670-9_15

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