Bed rationing and allocation in the intensive care unit

Current Opinion in Critical Care

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 480-484

  Skowronski, G A ^a  

^a ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL BED; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PATIENT SELECTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ETHICS, MEDICAL; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PATIENT SELECTION;

EID: 0035666456     PISSN: 10705295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00075198-200112000-00020     Document Type: Review

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