Will he get back to normal? Survival and functional status after intensive care therapy

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 138-145

  Gardner, Anne ^a,b   Sibthorpe, Beverly ^a,b  

^a The Australian National University   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPETITE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SLEEP PATTERN; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SURVIVAL RATE; WORK RESUMPTION;

EID: 0036595790     PISSN: 09643397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0964-3397(02)00002-2     Document Type: Article

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