Intensive and Critical Care Nursing
Volume 22, Issue 1 , Pages 1-3 , February 2006

The Saving Lives and 100,000 Lives programmes: Good news for critical care nurses

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PII: S0964-3397(05)00128-X

doi: 10.1016/j.iccn.2005.09.006

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing
Volume 22, Issue 1 , Pages 1-3 , February 2006

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