Population-based epidemiology of intensive care: Critical importance of ascertainment of residency status

Critical Care

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2004, Pages R431-R436

  Laupland, Kevin B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

incidence; intensive care unit; mortality; population based

Indexed keywords

AGED; APACHE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DEMOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; ALBERTA; APACHE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SELECTION BIAS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 11344264486     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: 1466609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/cc2947     Document Type: Article

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