Measuring the ability to meet family needs in an intensive care unit

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 266-271

  Johnson, David ^a   Wilson, Monique ^a   Cavanaugh, Brenda ^a   Bryden, Candice ^a   Gudmundson, Debra ^a   Moodley, Otto ^a  

^a ROYAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Family needs; Intensive care unit; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERVIEW; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SATISFACTION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0031893403     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003246-199802000-00023     Document Type: Article

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