Timing tracheotomy: Calendar watching or individualization of care?

Chest

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 361-363

  Heffner, J E ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; EDITORIAL; INTUBATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRACHEOTOMY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0031841774     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.114.2.361     Document Type: Editorial

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