Acute lung injury - Affecting many lives

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 353, Issue 16, 2005, Pages 1736-1738

  Herridge, Margaret S ^a   Angus, Derek C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LUNG INJURY; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; EDITORIAL; INCIDENCE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 26844540049     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe058205     Document Type: Editorial

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