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Categories for research fields
Administration | Infectious disease |
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Burn | Neuroscience |
Cardiovascular | Patient and family support |
Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation | Pharmacology |
Education | Professional development |
Endocrine/nutrition | Quality and safety |
Epidemiology | Renal |
Ethics/end of life/palliative | Respiratory |
Gastrointestinal | Surgery |
Hematology | Trauma |
Immunology/transplant |
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Nazer, L.H., Elaibaid, M., Al-Qadheeb, N. et al. Critical care research in the World Health Organization Eastern Mediterranean Region over two decades: where do we stand?. Intensive Care Med 44, 1588–1590 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-018-5287-5
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