Prospective study of high dependency care requirements and provision

Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 19-23

  Turner, Moira ^a   Mcfarlane, Harry J ^a   Krukowski, Zygmunt H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Graduated patient care; High dependency unit (HDU); Intensive therapy unit (ITU); Post operative care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR SURGERY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGEON; SURGICAL PATIENT; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 0032966556     PISSN: 00358835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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