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Reply to Bellíssimo-Rodrigues et al.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 June 2016

Stijn Blot*
Affiliation:
Intensive Care Department, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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Letters to the Editor
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2006

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