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Mechanism of ICU-acquired weakness: skeletal muscle loss in critical illness

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  1. Department of Medicine, Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science, St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Jane Batt & Claudia dos Santos

  2. Department of Medicine, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Margaret Herridge

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Batt, J., Herridge, M. & dos Santos, C. Mechanism of ICU-acquired weakness: skeletal muscle loss in critical illness. Intensive Care Med 43, 1844–1846 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-017-4758-4

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