Critical care in Africa: North to South and the future with special reference to Southern Africa

Critical Care Clinics

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 255-265

  Lipman, J ^a   Lichtman, A R ^a  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST CONTROL; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NORTH AFRICA; NURSING EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0030944597     PISSN: 07490704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-0704(05)70308-0     Document Type: Article

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