Age and functional status as determinants of intensive care unit outcome: Sound basis for health policy or tip of the outcomes iceberg

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 291-293

  Szalados, James E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Demographics; Functional status; Health related quality of life; Mechanical ventilation; Outcomes; Public policy; Quality of life; Quality adjusted life years

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; EDITORIAL; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LIFESTYLE; MEDICARE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POLICY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1642492877     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000098851.97631.4C     Document Type: Editorial

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