Study of paediatric intensive care units in Spain

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 62-68

  Lopez Herce J ^a   Sancho, L ^a   Martinon J M ^b  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL DE GALICIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Critical care; Efficiency; Intensive care; Intensivist; Mortality; Organisation and administration; Paediatric intensive care unit; Paediatrics

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SERVICE; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PRODUCTIVITY; SPAIN;

EID: 0034030428     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001340050013     Document Type: Article

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