Utilization of critical care resources is increasing - Are we ready?

Journal of Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 191-193

  Schumaker, Greg ^a   Hill, Nicholas S ^a  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; COMORBIDITY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DATA BASE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; KIDNEY DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; NORTH CAROLINA; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 33646528681     PISSN: 08850666     EISSN: 15251489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0885066605282775     Document Type: Editorial

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