Epidemiology studies in critical care

Critical Care

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Martin, Greg ^a,b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GRADY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CANCER; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY CONTROL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEPSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; REVIEW; STANDARD;

CRITICAL CARE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES;

EID: 34447628507     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: 1466609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/cc4897     Document Type: Note

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