Critical care outreach - The story so far

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-5

  Welch, John ^a  

^a KINGSTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EDITORIAL; FORECASTING; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MORTALITY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSE; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT RIGHT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKILL; STANDARD; SURVIVAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 1642422337     PISSN: 09643397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2003.12.001     Document Type: Editorial

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