The provision of adult intensive care in Northern Ireland with reference to the role of high dependency care

Ulster Medical Journal

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 39-46

  Morrow, B C ^a   Lavery, G G ^a,b   Blackwood, B M ^a   Ball, I M ^d   McLeod, H N ^d   Fee, J P H ^c  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Dept of Anaesth and Intensive Care ^*

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^d ANTRIM AREA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APACHE; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL AUDIT; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; APACHE; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MEDICAL AUDIT; NORTHERN IRELAND; PATIENT CARE TEAM; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0030139193     PISSN: 00416193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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