Readmission to intensive care: A review of the literature

Australian Critical Care

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 96-104

  Elliott, Malcolm ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; NOMENCLATURE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

CAUSALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; PATIENT READMISSION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; TERMINOLOGY; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 33750576567     PISSN: 10367314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1036-7314(06)80004-4     Document Type: Review

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