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Mortality according to period of intensive care unit admission. The four study periods were: Period 1, 1996 and 1997 (solid line); Period 2, 1998 to 2001 (dotted line); Period 3, 2001 to 2003 (short dashes); and Period 4, 2004 and 2005 (long dashes).
