Guidelines and levels of care for pediatric intensive care units

Pediatrics

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1114-1125

  Rosenberg, David I ^a   Moss, M Michele ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Critical care services; Pediatric intensive care unit; PICU

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; EDUCATION; EQUIPMENT; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL STAFF; MONITORING; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRAINING; ARTICLE; CHILD; HOSPITAL DESIGN; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; MANPOWER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STANDARD;

CHILD; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC;

EID: 16644391817     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 00314005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2004-1599     Document Type: Review

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