Effects of a medical intensivist on patient care in a community teaching hospital

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 391-399

  Manthous, Constantine A ^a   Amoateng Aojepong, Yaw ^a   Al Kharrat, Tamim ^b   Jacob, Badie ^b   Alnuaimat, Hassan M ^c   Chatila, Wissam ^c   Hall, Jesse B ^d  

^a Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d BRIDGEPORT HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PNEUMONIA; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 0030986745     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/72.5.391     Document Type: Article

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