Gender-related differences in intensive care: A multiple-center cohort study of therapeutic interventions and outcome in critically ill patients

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1901-1907

  Valentin, Andreas ^a   Jordan, Barbara ^b   Lang, Thomas ^b   Hiesmayr, Michael ^c   Metnitz, Philipp G H ^c  

^a KRANKENANSTALT RUDOLFSTIFTUNG   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Case mix; Critical care; Gender related bias; Health disparities; Outcome; Therapeutic interventions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0042851757     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000069347.78151.50     Document Type: Article

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