Improving care of the critically ill: Institutional and health-care system approaches

Lancet

Volumn 363, Issue 9417, 2004, Pages 1314-1320

  Angus, Derek C ^a,b,d   Black, Nick ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; COST CONTROL; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FINANCE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LEGAL ASPECT; MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 1942503320     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(04)16007-8     Document Type: Review

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