Focusing on caregivers of the critically ill: Beyond illness into recovery

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 243-244

  Kleinpell, Ruth M ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory distress syndrome; Caregivers; Critical illness recovery; Family care

Indexed keywords

ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONVALESCENCE; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; EDITORIAL; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LIFESTYLE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESUSCITATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 29744466291     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000191130.92200.01     Document Type: Editorial

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