Intensive care in developing countries in the Western Pacific

Current Opinion in Critical Care

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 304-309

  Mustafa, Iqbal ^a  

^a NATIONAL CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER HARAPAN KITA   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ASIA; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION; TECHNOLOGY; VENTILATOR;

ASIA; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS;

EID: 3242763003     PISSN: 10705295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ccx.0000132653.52131.fc     Document Type: Review

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