Rationing and critical care medicine

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2007, Pages

  Ward, Nicholas S ^a   Levy, Mitchell M ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical care; Ethics; Intensive care; Intensivists; Rationing; Resources; Triage

Indexed keywords

COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICARE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY CATHETER; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

COST CONTROL; CRITICAL CARE; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846464965     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000252922.55244.FB     Document Type: Review

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