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A plan for improving the humanisation of intensive care units

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  1. International Research Project Humanising Intensive Care (Proyecto HU-CI), Madrid, Spain

    Gabriel Heras La Calle, Ángela Alonso Oviés & Vicente Gómez Tello

  2. Hospital Universitario de Torrejón, Madrid, Spain

    Gabriel Heras La Calle

  3. Hospital Universitario de Fuenlabrada, Madrid, Spain

    Ángela Alonso Oviés

  4. Hospital Universitario Moncloa, Madrid, Spain

    Vicente Gómez Tello

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Heras La Calle, G., Oviés, Á.A. & Tello, V.G. A plan for improving the humanisation of intensive care units. Intensive Care Med 43, 547–549 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-017-4705-4

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