A respiratory care assessment-treatment program: Results of a retrospective study

Respiratory Care

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 703-713

  Shrake, Kevin L ^a,c   Scaggs, John E ^a   England, Kevin R ^a   Henkle, Joseph Q ^b   Eagleton, Lanie E ^b  

^a Memorial Medical Center   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COST CONTROL; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT MONITORING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESPIRATORY CARE;

EID: 0029741939     PISSN: 00989142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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