Distribution and determinants of critical illness among status Aboriginal Canadians. A population-based assessment

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 243-247

  Laupland, Kevin B ^a,b   Karmali, Shahzeer ^a   Kirkpatrick, Andrew W ^a   Crowshoe, Lindsay ^b   Hameed, S Morad ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aboriginal Canadians; Calgary Health Region; Critical illness

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DEMOGRAPHY; FATALITY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANADA; COHORT STUDIES; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33748682990     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2006.03.012     Document Type: Article

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