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Cuiping Xu1, Feng Yang2, Qimin Wang2

  • 1Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, China Rehabilitation Research Center, Rehabilitation School of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China. xucuipingwh@126.com.

BMC Pulmonary Medicine
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Mechanical ventilationNetwork meta-analysisNeuromuscular electrical stimulationPhysical rehabilitation

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