Developing and evaluating critical care follow-up

Nursing in Critical Care

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 116-125

  Cutler, Lee ^a   Brightmore, Kerry ^b   Colqhoun, Val ^b   Dunstan, Julie ^b   Gay, Marilyn ^b  

^a Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b Bassetlaw District General Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Critical care; Evaluation; Follow up

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFTERCARE; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT CARE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AFTERCARE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 0041466421     PISSN: 13621017     EISSN: 14785153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1478-5153.2003.00018.x     Document Type: Article

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