A case for multisite studies in critical care

Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 269-277

  Lindquist, Ruth ^a   Treat Jacobson, Diane ^b   Watanuki, Shigeaki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b Minnesota Vascular Diseases Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST CONTROL; HEALTH CARE; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAMPLING;

EID: 0033940549     PISSN: 01479563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mhl.2000.106939     Document Type: Article

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