Beyond morbidity and mortality: Quality of life outcomes in critical care patients

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1844-1846

  Grady, Kathleen L ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Outcomes; Physical functioning; Psychosocial functioning; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EDITORIAL; EMOTION; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0034840265     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003246-200109000-00036     Document Type: Editorial

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