Just a spoonful of technology makes the protocol go down

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 174, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 849-851

  Rubenfeld, Gordon D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ACUTE LUNG INJURY; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BREATHING RATE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT DURATION;

CRITICAL CARE; HUMANS; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33749872762     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 1073449X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200607-933ED     Document Type: Editorial

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