The 9-11 Commission's invitation to imagine: A pathophysiology-based approach to critical care of nuclear explosion victims

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 716-723

  Manthous, Constantine A ^a   Jackson Jr , William L ^b,c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Health First   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute radiation syndrome; Critical care; Critical illness; Multiple organ failure; Nuclear bomb; Nuclear explosion; Radiation; Terrorist

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC BOMB; ATOMIC BOMB SURVIVOR; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; JAPAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REVIEW;

EID: 33947131366     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000257328.31668.22     Document Type: Article

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