APACHE and Brazilian intensive care units

Sao Paulo Medical Journal

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 43-44

  Garcia Soriano, Francisco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BAROTRAUMA; BRAZIL; CATHETERIZATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROGNOSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIOECONOMICS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0042888974     PISSN: 15163180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1516-31802003000200001     Document Type: Editorial

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