Transit care medicine - A critical link

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 305-306

  Nagappan, Ramesh ^a  

^a FRANKSTON HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Guidelines for transit care; Transit care medicine; Transit intensive care; Transport of critically ill

Indexed keywords

AMBULANCE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CARBON DIOXIDE MEASUREMENT; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1642574309     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000104929.60725.73     Document Type: Editorial

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