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Cook D, Meade M, Guyatt G, et al. Criteria for Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2000 Nov. (Evidence Reports/Technology Assessments, No. 23.)

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