Critical care unit organization and patient outcomes

Critical Care Nursing Quarterly

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 336-340

  Hass, Brian D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Closed model; Critical care model; Hybrid model; Open model; Patient outcome

Indexed keywords

CLOSED MODEL; CRITICAL CARE MODEL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; HYBRID MODEL; INTENSIVE CARE; MODEL; OPEN MODEL; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; REVIEW;

EID: 27544436307     PISSN: 08879303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002727-200510000-00006     Document Type: Review

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