The epidemiology and costs of chronic critical illness

Critical Care Clinics

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 461-476

  Carson, Shannon S ^a   Bach, Peter B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; AGE; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC PATIENT; CONVALESCENCE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0036314262     PISSN: 07490704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-0704(02)00015-5     Document Type: Review

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