Reducing the cost of critical care: New challenges, new solutions

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 174, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1167-1168

  Kahn, Jeremy M ^a   Angus, Derek C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b Hôpital Cochin ^*  (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

COST CONTROL; CRITICAL CARE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; OHIO; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS;

EID: 33845540824     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200609-1388ED     Document Type: Editorial

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