Satisfaction among the relatives of patients who died in the intensive care unit [3];Satisfacción de los familiares de pacientes fallecidos en una unidad de cuidados intensivos

Medicina Clinica

Volumn 127, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 557-

  Santana Cabrera, Luciano ^a   Hernández Medina, Elena ^a   García Martul, Mélida ^a   Sánchez Palacios, Manuel ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO INSULAR DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; RELATIVE;

EID: 33751257186     PISSN: 00257753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13093728     Document Type: Article

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