Pattern of admissions to the Medical Intensive Care Unit of Addis Ababa University Teaching Hospital

Ethiopian Medical Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 33-42

  Melaku, Zenebe ^a   Alemayehu, Mengistu ^a   Oli, Kebede ^a   Tizazu, Getachew ^b  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b Jima University   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALARIA; MALE; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; SEPSIS; STATISTICS; TETANUS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALARIA; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT ADMISSION; RISK FACTORS; SEPSIS; TETANUS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 33845712551     PISSN: 00141755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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