Incidence and mortality after acute respiratory failure and acute respiratory distress syndrome in Sweden, Denmark, and Iceland

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 159, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1849-1861

  Luhr, Owe R ^a,b,c,d,e   Antonsen, Kristian ^a,b,c,d,e   Karlsson, Magnus ^a,b,c,d,e   Aardal, Sidsel ^a,b,c,d,e   Thorsteinsson, Adalbjörn ^a,b,c,d,e   Frostell, Claes G ^a,b,c,d,e   Bonde, Jan ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^e LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; DENMARK; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; ICELAND; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SWEDEN;

EID: 0032991626     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.159.6.9808136     Document Type: Article

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