Clinical epidemiology of acute lung injury

Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 237-246

  Neff, M J ^a   Rubenfeld, G D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

ARDS; Definition; Diagnosis; Epidemiology; Incidence; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOXEMIA; LUNG INJURY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0034907424     PISSN: 10693424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2001-15781     Document Type: Review

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