High-dependency units: Reducing the cost of intensive care without loss of quality

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 753-755

  Prien, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RECOVERY ROOM;

EID: 0032438823     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003643-199811000-00024     Document Type: Article

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