A literature review of the epidemiology of sepsis in Latin America

Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 163-171

  Jaimes, Fabián ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA   (Colombia)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospital mortality; Intensive care units; Latin America; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA;

BACTEREMIA; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; SEPSIS; SEPTICEMIA; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

LATIN AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 27144496370     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1020-49892005000800003     Document Type: Review

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