Intensive and Critical Care Nursing
Volume 22, Issue 5 , Pages 253-263 , October 2006

A comparative study examining the decision-making processes of medical and nursing staff in weaning patients from mechanical ventilation

  • Fran Taylor

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,Accepted 11 November 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.iccn.2005.11.001

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing
Volume 22, Issue 5 , Pages 253-263 , October 2006

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