Pediatric intensive care quality factors

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 63, Issue 6 SUPPL., 2007, Pages

  Pollack, Murray M ^a,b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b PHOENIX CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; CAREGIVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DATA BASE; DEATH; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INTENSIVE CARE; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRICS; PERFORMANCE STANDARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; CHILD; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALISTS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 37349077603     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31815acd48     Document Type: Conference Paper

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