Outcomes of care managed by an acute care nurse practitioner/attending physician team in a subacute medical intensive care unit

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 121-132

  Hoffman, Leslie A ^a   Tasota, Frederick J ^a   Zullo, Thomas G ^a   Scharfenberg, Carmella ^a   Donahoe, Michael P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORKLOAD;

EID: 16244381773     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2005.14.2.121     Document Type: Article

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