Defining a high-performance ICU system for the 21st century: A position paper

Journal of Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 195-205

  Teres, Daniel ^a,b   Higgins, Thomas ^a,b   Steingrub, Jay ^a,b   Loiacono, Laurie ^a,b   McGee, William ^a,b   Circeo, Lori ^a,b   Brunton, Mary ^a,b   Giuliano, Karen ^a,b   Burns, Marty ^a,b   Le Gall, Jean Roger ^c   Artigas, Antonio ^d   Strosberg, Martin ^e   Lemeshow, Stanley ^f  

^a BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

^d Servei de Medicina Intensiva   (Spain)

^e UNION COLLEGE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA BASE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION;

EID: 0031867186     PISSN: 08850666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/088506669801300407     Document Type: Article

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