Acute Crit Care.  2024 May;39(2):327-329. 10.4266/acc.2023.01074.

Could fever dreams influence sleep in intensive care units?

• Ng JS
• Tan S
• Santhosh S
• Stretton B
• Kovoor J
• Gupta A
• Bacchi S

• KMID: 2557251
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4266/acc.2023.01074

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  Figure 1. Study selection.

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