The critical care professional societies address the critical care crisis in the United States

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Volumn 125, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1512-1513

  Irwin, Richard S ^a,c   Marcus, Lynne ^b   Lever, Akin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b American College of Chest Physicians   (United States)

^c UMASS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Critical care; Manpower shortage; United States

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INTENSIVE CARE; LAW; LUNG DISEASE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL STAFF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 14944345409     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.125.4.1512     Document Type: Article

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