Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 35, Issue 6 , Pages 391-396 , November 2006

Subjective assessment of backrest elevation: Magnitude of error

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doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2006.05.003

Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 35, Issue 6 , Pages 391-396 , November 2006

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