Are high dependency units effective and efficient? a systematic review of the evidence

Clinical Intensive Care

Volumn 14, Issue 42067, 2003, Pages 123-133

  Turner, j ^a   Gemmell, lw ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BETSI CADWALADR UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PATIENT CARE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 1842472105     PISSN: 09563075     EISSN: 14737752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09563070310001626038     Document Type: Article

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