- BOOK REVIEW
- Correction 08 June 2023
Why we can thank a polio emergency for the birth of intensive care
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Nature 618, 234-235 (2023)
doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-01830-3
Updates & Corrections
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Correction 08 June 2023: This book review erroneously implied that iron lungs were the direct precursor of modern mechanical ventilators.
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