Recent advances in intensive care

British Medical Journal

Volumn 320, Issue 7231, 2000, Pages 358-361

  Stott, Stephen ^a  

^a NHS GRAMPIAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SHORT SURVEY; TRACHEOSTOMY; BODY POSTURE; IN SERVICE TRAINING; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; METHODOLOGY; NEONATAL RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; NEWBORN; REVIEW;

HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSERVICE TRAINING; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; POSTURE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, NEWBORN; RESPIRATORY THERAPY; TRACHEOSTOMY;

EID: 0034606904     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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