Quality of care before admission to intensive care

BMJ

Volumn 318, Issue 7177, 1999, Pages 195-

  Goldhill, D R ^a   Worthington, L M ^a   Mulcahy, A J ^a   Tarling, M M ^a   Lee, Anna ^b   O'connell, Tony ^b  

^a ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LETTER; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RESUSCITATION; SUDDEN DEATH;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEATH, SUDDEN; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RESUSCITATION ORDERS;

EID: 0033573662     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.318.7177.195     Document Type: Letter

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