Increased mortality of older patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome

Chest

Volumn 111, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1334-1339

  Suchyta, Mary R ^a   Clemmer, Terry P ^a   Elliott, C Gregory ^a   Orme Jr , James F ^a   Morris, Alan H ^a   Jacobson, Jay ^a   Menlove, Ron ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; HYPOXEMIA; LUNG COMPLIANCE; LUNG INFILTRATE; LUNG WEDGE PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0030949617     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.111.5.1334     Document Type: Article

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